Abiko我孫子市

Abiko-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Abiko (我孫子市, Abiko-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 130,510 (2020 census), area 43.15 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

我孫子市

Reading

Abiko-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

130,510 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 131,606

Area

43.15 km²

Density

3,025 people per km²

Households

56,311

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

31.1%

Foreign residents

1,794 (1.4%)

Code

12222 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.abiko.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Abiko. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toride City取手市(Ibaraki)
• Tone Town利根町(Ibaraki)
• Kashiwa City柏市
• Inzai City印西市

Questions about Abiko

Is Abiko a city or a prefecture?

Abiko (我孫子市) is a city (市, shi) in Chiba Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Abiko?

Abiko is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Abiko?

130,510 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 131,606 in 2015. The area is 43.15 km², which is 3,025 people per km². 56,311 households. 31.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Abiko?

Four: Toride City (取手市) in Ibaraki, Tone Town (利根町) in Ibaraki, Kashiwa City (柏市), and Inzai City (印西市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Abiko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Abiko written in Japanese?

我孫子市, read Abiko-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 Abiko begin?

千葉県我孫子市… (Chiba-ken, Abiko-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.