Choshi銚子市
Choshi-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Choshi (銚子市, Choshi-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 58,431 (2020 census), area 84.2 km². Borders 3 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 銚子市
- Reading
- Choshi-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Chiba 千葉県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 58,431 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -9.3% from 64,415
- Area
- 84.2 km²
- Density
- 694 people per km²
- Households
- 25,544
- Under 15
- 7.7%
- 65 and over
- 37.9%
- Foreign residents
- 2,218 (3.8%)
- Code
- 12202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.choshi.chiba.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Choshi. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Choshi
- Is Choshi a city or a prefecture?
- Choshi (銚子市) 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 Choshi?
- Choshi 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 Choshi?
- 58,431 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 64,415 in 2015. The area is 84.2 km², which is 694 people per km². 25,544 households. 37.9% of residents are 65 or older and 7.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Choshi?
- Three: Kamisu City (神栖市) in Ibaraki, Asahi City (旭市), and Tonosho Town (東庄町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Choshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Choshi written in Japanese?
- 銚子市, read Choshi-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 Choshi begin?
- 千葉県銚子市… (Chiba-ken, Choshi-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.