Sammu山武市
Sammu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Sammu (山武市, Sammu-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 48,444 (2020 census), area 146.77 km². Borders 6 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 山武市
- Reading
- Sammu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Chiba 千葉県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 48,444 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.2% from 52,222
- Area
- 146.77 km²
- Density
- 330 people per km²
- Households
- 19,403
- Under 15
- 8.9%
- 65 and over
- 35.9%
- Foreign residents
- 944 (1.9%)
- Code
- 12237 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.sammu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Sammu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Sammu
- Is Sammu a city or a prefecture?
- Sammu (山武市) 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 Sammu?
- Sammu 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 Sammu?
- 48,444 at the 2020 census, down 7.2% from 52,222 in 2015. The area is 146.77 km², which is 330 people per km². 19,403 households. 35.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Sammu?
- Six: Togane City (東金市), Yachimata City (八街市), Tomisato City (富里市), Kujukuri Town (九十九里町), Shibayama Town (芝山町), and Yokoshibahikari Town (横芝光町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sammu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Sammu written in Japanese?
- 山武市, read Sammu-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 Sammu begin?
- 千葉県山武市… (Chiba-ken, Sammu-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.