Sodegaura袖ケ浦市

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

Sodegaura (袖ケ浦市, Sodegaura-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 63,883 (2020 census), area 94.93 km². Borders 2 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

袖ケ浦市

Reading

Sodegaura-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

63,883 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.8% from 60,952

Area

94.93 km²

Density

673 people per km²

Households

25,430

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

773 (1.2%)

Code

12229 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sodegaura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Sodegaura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kisarazu City木更津市
• Ichihara City市原市

Questions about Sodegaura

Is Sodegaura a city or a prefecture?

Sodegaura (袖ケ浦市) 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 Sodegaura?

Sodegaura 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 Sodegaura?

63,883 at the 2020 census, up 4.8% from 60,952 in 2015. The area is 94.93 km², which is 673 people per km². 25,430 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sodegaura?

Two: Kisarazu City (木更津市) and Ichihara City (市原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sodegaura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sodegaura written in Japanese?

袖ケ浦市, read Sodegaura-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 Sodegaura begin?

千葉県袖ケ浦市… (Chiba-ken, Sodegaura-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.