Kujukuri九十九里町

Kujukuri-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kujukuri (九十九里町, Kujukuri-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 14,639 (2020 census), area 24.46 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sambu District, Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

九十九里町

Reading

Kujukuri-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sambu District 山武郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

14,639 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 16,510

Area

24.46 km²

Density

598 people per km²

Households

6,181

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

40.8%

Foreign residents

301 (2.1%)

Code

12403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kujukuri.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Togane City東金市
• Sammu City山武市
• Oamishirasato City大網白里市

Questions about Kujukuri

Is Kujukuri a city, a town, or a village?

Kujukuri (九十九里町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Sambu District (山武郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kujukuri?

Kujukuri 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 Kujukuri?

14,639 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 16,510 in 2015. The area is 24.46 km², which is 598 people per km². 6,181 households. 40.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kujukuri?

Three: Togane City (東金市), Sammu City (山武市), and Oamishirasato City (大網白里市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kujukuri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kujukuri written in Japanese?

九十九里町, read Kujukuri-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kujukuri begin?

千葉県山武郡九十九里町… (Chiba-ken, Sambu-gun, Kujukuri-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.