Katsura勝浦市
Katsura-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Katsura (勝浦市, Katsura-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 16,927 (2020 census), area 93.96 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 勝浦市
- Reading
- Katsura-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Chiba 千葉県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 16,927 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -12.1% from 19,248
- Area
- 93.96 km²
- Density
- 180 people per km²
- Households
- 8,192
- Under 15
- 6.8%
- 65 and over
- 43.1%
- Foreign residents
- 166 (1.0%)
- Code
- 12218 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.katsuura.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Katsura. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Katsura
- Is Katsura a city or a prefecture?
- Katsura (勝浦市) 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 Katsura?
- Katsura 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 Katsura?
- 16,927 at the 2020 census, down 12.1% from 19,248 in 2015. The area is 93.96 km², which is 180 people per km². 8,192 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Katsura?
- Four: Kamogawa City (鴨川市), Isumi City (いすみ市), Otaki Town (大多喜町), and Onjuku Town (御宿町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katsura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Katsura written in Japanese?
- 勝浦市, read Katsura-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 Katsura begin?
- 千葉県勝浦市… (Chiba-ken, Katsura-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.