Yachimata八街市

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

Yachimata (八街市, Yachimata-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 67,455 (2020 census), area 74.94 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

八街市

Reading

Yachimata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

67,455 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 70,734

Area

74.94 km²

Density

900 people per km²

Households

27,942

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

31.3%

Foreign residents

2,354 (3.5%)

Code

12230 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yachimata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yachimata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Wakaba Ward若葉区(Chiba)
• Sakura City佐倉市
• Togane City東金市
• Tomisato City富里市
• Sammu City山武市
• Shisui Town酒々井町

Questions about Yachimata

Is Yachimata a city or a prefecture?

Yachimata (八街市) 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 Yachimata?

Yachimata 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 Yachimata?

67,455 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 70,734 in 2015. The area is 74.94 km², which is 900 people per km². 27,942 households. 31.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yachimata?

Six: Wakaba Ward (若葉区) of Chiba, Sakura City (佐倉市), Togane City (東金市), Tomisato City (富里市), Sammu City (山武市), and Shisui Town (酒々井町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yachimata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yachimata written in Japanese?

八街市, read Yachimata-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 Yachimata begin?

千葉県八街市… (Chiba-ken, Yachimata-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.