Shibayama芝山町

Shibayama-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shibayama (芝山町, Shibayama-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 7,033 (2020 census), area 43.24 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sambu District, Chiba Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

芝山町

Reading

Shibayama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sambu District 山武郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

7,033 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 7,431

Area

43.24 km²

Density

163 people per km²

Households

2,513

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

186 (2.6%)

Code

12409 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shibayama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shibayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Narita City成田市
• Tomisato City富里市
• Sammu City山武市
• Tako Town多古町
• Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町

Questions about Shibayama

Is Shibayama a city, a town, or a village?

Shibayama (芝山町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Sambu District (山武郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shibayama?

Shibayama 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 Shibayama?

7,033 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 7,431 in 2015. The area is 43.24 km², which is 163 people per km². 2,513 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shibayama?

Five: Narita City (成田市), Tomisato City (富里市), Sammu City (山武市), Tako Town (多古町), and Yokoshibahikari Town (横芝光町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shibayama written in Japanese?

芝山町, read Shibayama-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shibayama begin?

千葉県山武郡芝山町… (Chiba-ken, Sambu-gun, Shibayama-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.