Hamada, Shimane

Hamada, Shimane (浜田市, Hamada-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture, in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 50,176 living in 25498 households as of 31 May 2023. The municipality covers a total area of 689.68 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Shimane Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.