Sammu山武市

Sammu-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.