Kisarazu木更津市

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

Kisarazu (木更津市, Kisarazu-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 136,166 (2020 census), area 138.95 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

木更津市

Reading

Kisarazu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

136,166 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 134,141

Area

138.95 km²

Density

980 people per km²

Households

58,387

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

27.9%

Foreign residents

2,524 (1.9%)

Code

12206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kisarazu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kisarazu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ichihara City市原市
• Kimitsu City君津市
• Sodegaura City袖ケ浦市

Questions about Kisarazu

Is Kisarazu a city or a prefecture?

Kisarazu (木更津市) 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 Kisarazu?

Kisarazu 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 Kisarazu?

136,166 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 134,141 in 2015. The area is 138.95 km², which is 980 people per km². 58,387 households. 27.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kisarazu?

Three: Ichihara City (市原市), Kimitsu City (君津市), and Sodegaura City (袖ケ浦市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kisarazu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kisarazu written in Japanese?

木更津市, read Kisarazu-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 Kisarazu begin?

千葉県木更津市… (Chiba-ken, Kisarazu-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.