Shisui酒々井町

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

Shisui (酒々井町, Shisui-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 20,745 (2020 census), area 19.01 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Imba 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

酒々井町

Reading

Shisui-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Imba District 印旛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

20,745 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 20,955

Area

19.01 km²

Density

1,091 people per km²

Households

9,375

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

33.1%

Foreign residents

517 (2.5%)

Code

12322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shisui.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Narita City成田市
• Sakura City佐倉市
• Yachimata City八街市
• Inzai City印西市
• Tomisato City富里市

Questions about Shisui

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

Shisui (酒々井町) 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 Imba District (印旛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shisui?

Shisui 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 Shisui?

20,745 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 20,955 in 2015. The area is 19.01 km², which is 1,091 people per km². 9,375 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shisui?

Five: Narita City (成田市), Sakura City (佐倉市), Yachimata City (八街市), Inzai City (印西市), and Tomisato City (富里市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shisui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shisui written in Japanese?

酒々井町, read Shisui-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 Shisui begin?

千葉県印旛郡酒々井町… (Chiba-ken, Imba-gun, Shisui-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.