Minamiboso南房総市

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

Minamiboso (南房総市, Minamiboso-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 35,831 (2020 census), area 230.12 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

南房総市

Reading

Minamiboso-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

35,831 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 39,033

Area

230.12 km²

Density

156 people per km²

Households

14,720

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

47.2%

Foreign residents

364 (1.0%)

Code

12234 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamiboso.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tateyama City館山市
• Kamogawa City鴨川市
• Kyonan Town鋸南町

Questions about Minamiboso

Is Minamiboso a city or a prefecture?

Minamiboso (南房総市) 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 Minamiboso?

Minamiboso 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 Minamiboso?

35,831 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 39,033 in 2015. The area is 230.12 km², which is 156 people per km². 14,720 households. 47.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiboso?

Three: Tateyama City (館山市), Kamogawa City (鴨川市), and Kyonan Town (鋸南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiboso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiboso written in Japanese?

南房総市, read Minamiboso-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 Minamiboso begin?

千葉県南房総市… (Chiba-ken, Minamiboso-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.