Seto瀬戸市
Seto-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Seto (瀬戸市, Seto-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 127,792 (2020 census), area 111.4 km². Borders 7 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 瀬戸市
- Reading
- Seto-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 127,792 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.0% from 129,046
- Area
- 111.4 km²
- Density
- 1,147 people per km²
- Households
- 52,273
- Under 15
- 12.4%
- 65 and over
- 30.1%
- Foreign residents
- 4,189 (3.3%)
- Code
- 23204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.seto.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Seto. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Seto
- Is Seto a city or a prefecture?
- Seto (瀬戸市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Seto?
- Seto is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Seto?
- 127,792 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 129,046 in 2015. The area is 111.4 km², which is 1,147 people per km². 52,273 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Seto?
- Seven: Tajimi City (多治見市) in Gifu, Toki City (土岐市) in Gifu, Moriyama Ward (守山区) of Nagoya, Kasugai City (春日井市), Toyota City (豊田市), Owariasahi City (尾張旭市), and Nagakute City (長久手市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Seto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Seto written in Japanese?
- 瀬戸市, read Seto-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Seto begin?
- 愛知県瀬戸市… (Aichi-ken, Seto-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.