Ashiya

Ashiya is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Its local government is styled Ashiya-shi in Japanese. As of 1 June 2024 the city had an estimated population of 92,976 people living in 43,229 households, with a population density of 5,000 persons per square kilometre, across a total area of 53.44 square kilometres. The article says it has a reputation as a high-end residential area and is the municipality with the highest average income in Japan outside the richest wards of Tokyo. The entry is kept apart from other places of the same name by its prefecture, and in the geography atlas the city is placed with the cities of Eastern Asia, under Japan, where its population and area can be compared with those of other Japanese cities.