Futtsu富津市
Futtsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Futtsu (富津市, Futtsu-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 42,465 (2020 census), area 205.5 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
- 富津市
- Reading
- Futtsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Chiba 千葉県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 42,465 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -6.9% from 45,601
- Area
- 205.5 km²
- Density
- 207 people per km²
- Households
- 17,830
- Under 15
- 8.6%
- 65 and over
- 38.6%
- Foreign residents
- 519 (1.2%)
- Code
- 12226 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.futtsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Futtsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Futtsu
- Is Futtsu a city or a prefecture?
- Futtsu (富津市) 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 Futtsu?
- Futtsu 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 Futtsu?
- 42,465 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 45,601 in 2015. The area is 205.5 km², which is 207 people per km². 17,830 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Futtsu?
- Three: Kamogawa City (鴨川市), Kimitsu City (君津市), and Kyonan Town (鋸南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Futtsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Futtsu written in Japanese?
- 富津市, read Futtsu-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 Futtsu begin?
- 千葉県富津市… (Chiba-ken, Futtsu-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.