Matsudo松戸市

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

Matsudo (松戸市, Matsudo-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 498,232 (2020 census), area 61.38 km². Borders 7 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

松戸市

Reading

Matsudo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

498,232 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.1% from 483,480

Area

61.38 km²

Density

8,117 people per km²

Households

231,195

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

26.0%

Foreign residents

17,492 (3.5%)

Code

12207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Matsudo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Misato City三郷市(Saitama)
• Ichikawa City市川市
• Kashiwa City柏市
• Nagareyama City流山市
• Kamagaya City鎌ケ谷市
• Katsushika City葛飾区(Tokyo)
• Edogawa City江戸川区(Tokyo)

Questions about Matsudo

Is Matsudo a city or a prefecture?

Matsudo (松戸市) 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 Matsudo?

Matsudo 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 Matsudo?

498,232 at the 2020 census, up 3.1% from 483,480 in 2015. The area is 61.38 km², which is 8,117 people per km². 231,195 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Matsudo?

Seven: Misato City (三郷市) in Saitama, Ichikawa City (市川市), Kashiwa City (柏市), Nagareyama City (流山市), Kamagaya City (鎌ケ谷市), Katsushika City (葛飾区) in Tokyo, and Edogawa City (江戸川区) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsudo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Matsudo written in Japanese?

松戸市, read Matsudo-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 Matsudo begin?

千葉県松戸市… (Chiba-ken, Matsudo-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.