Yachiyo八千代市

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

Yachiyo (八千代市, Yachiyo-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture. Population 199,498 (2020 census), area 51.39 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

八千代市

Reading

Yachiyo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

199,498 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.3% from 193,152

Area

51.39 km²

Density

3,882 people per km²

Households

85,158

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

25.4%

Foreign residents

5,503 (2.8%)

Code

12221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yachiyo.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hanamigawa Ward花見川区(Chiba)
• Funabashi City船橋市
• Sakura City佐倉市
• Narashino City習志野市
• Inzai City印西市
• Shiroi City白井市

Questions about Yachiyo

Is Yachiyo a city or a prefecture?

Yachiyo (八千代市) 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 Yachiyo?

Yachiyo 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 Yachiyo?

199,498 at the 2020 census, up 3.3% from 193,152 in 2015. The area is 51.39 km², which is 3,882 people per km². 85,158 households. 25.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yachiyo?

Six: Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区) of Chiba, Funabashi City (船橋市), Sakura City (佐倉市), Narashino City (習志野市), Inzai City (印西市), and Shiroi City (白井市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yachiyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yachiyo written in Japanese?

八千代市, read Yachiyo-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 Yachiyo begin?

千葉県八千代市… (Chiba-ken, Yachiyo-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.