Kimitsu君津市
Kimitsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kimitsu (君津市, Kimitsu-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 82,206 (2020 census), area 318.81 km². Borders 5 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
- 君津市
- Reading
- Kimitsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Chiba 千葉県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 82,206 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.4% from 86,033
- Area
- 318.81 km²
- Density
- 258 people per km²
- Households
- 35,266
- Under 15
- 10.3%
- 65 and over
- 32.5%
- Foreign residents
- 828 (1.0%)
- Code
- 12225 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kimitsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Kimitsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kimitsu
- Is Kimitsu a city or a prefecture?
- Kimitsu (君津市) 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 Kimitsu?
- Kimitsu 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 Kimitsu?
- 82,206 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 86,033 in 2015. The area is 318.81 km², which is 258 people per km². 35,266 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kimitsu?
- Five: Kisarazu City (木更津市), Ichihara City (市原市), Kamogawa City (鴨川市), Futtsu City (富津市), and Otaki Town (大多喜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kimitsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kimitsu written in Japanese?
- 君津市, read Kimitsu-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 Kimitsu begin?
- 千葉県君津市… (Chiba-ken, Kimitsu-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.