Kamogawa鴨川市

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

Kamogawa (鴨川市, Kamogawa-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 32,116 (2020 census), area 191.14 km². Borders 6 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
鴨川市
Reading
Kamogawa-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Chiba 千葉県
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
32,116 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.4% from 33,932
Area
191.14 km²
Density
168 people per km²
Households
14,578
Under 15
9.3%
65 and over
38.9%
Foreign residents
537 (1.7%)
Code
12223 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kamogawa.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kamogawa. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kamogawa

Is Kamogawa a city or a prefecture?
Kamogawa (鴨川市) 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 Kamogawa?
Kamogawa 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 Kamogawa?
32,116 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 33,932 in 2015. The area is 191.14 km², which is 168 people per km². 14,578 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kamogawa?
Six: Katsura City (勝浦市), Kimitsu City (君津市), Futtsu City (富津市), Minamiboso City (南房総市), Otaki Town (大多喜町), and Kyonan Town (鋸南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kamogawa written in Japanese?
鴨川市, read Kamogawa-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 Kamogawa begin?
千葉県鴨川市… (Chiba-ken, Kamogawa-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.