Narita成田市

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

Narita (成田市, Narita-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 132,906 (2020 census), area 213.84 km². Borders 9 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

成田市

Reading

Narita-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

132,906 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 131,190

Area

213.84 km²

Density

622 people per km²

Households

60,231

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

23.8%

Foreign residents

5,986 (4.5%)

Code

12211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.narita.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Narita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawachi Town河内町(Ibaraki)
• Inzai City印西市
• Tomisato City富里市
• Katori City香取市
• Shisui Town酒々井町
• Sakae Town栄町
• Kozaki Town神崎町
• Tako Town多古町
• Shibayama Town芝山町

Questions about Narita

Is Narita a city or a prefecture?

Narita (成田市) 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 Narita?

Narita 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 Narita?

132,906 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 131,190 in 2015. The area is 213.84 km², which is 622 people per km². 60,231 households. 23.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Narita?

Nine: Kawachi Town (河内町) in Ibaraki, Inzai City (印西市), Tomisato City (富里市), Katori City (香取市), Shisui Town (酒々井町), Sakae Town (栄町), Kozaki Town (神崎町), Tako Town (多古町), and Shibayama Town (芝山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Narita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Narita written in Japanese?

成田市, read Narita-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 Narita begin?

千葉県成田市… (Chiba-ken, Narita-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.