Chosei長生村

Chosei-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Chosei (長生村, Chosei-mura) is a village in Chiba Prefecture. Population 13,803 (2020 census), area 28.25 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Chosei District, Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

長生村

Reading

Chosei-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Chosei District 長生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

13,803 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 14,359

Area

28.25 km²

Density

489 people per km²

Households

5,613

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

88 (0.6%)

Code

12423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.chosei.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mobara City茂原市
• Ichinomiya Town一宮町
• Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町
• Shirako Town白子町

Questions about Chosei

Is Chosei a city, a town, or a village?

Chosei (長生村) is a village (村, mura) in Chiba Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Chosei District (長生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chosei?

Chosei 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 Chosei?

13,803 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 14,359 in 2015. The area is 28.25 km², which is 489 people per km². 5,613 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chosei?

Four: Mobara City (茂原市), Ichinomiya Town (一宮町), Mutsuzawa Town (睦沢町), and Shirako Town (白子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chosei in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chosei written in Japanese?

長生村, read Chosei-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Chosei begin?

千葉県長生郡長生村… (Chiba-ken, Chosei-gun, Chosei-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.