Shikokuchuo四国中央市

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

Shikokuchuo (四国中央市, Shikokuchuo-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 82,754 (2020 census), area 421.24 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ehime 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
四国中央市
Reading
Shikokuchuo-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Ehime 愛媛県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
82,754 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.3% from 87,413
Area
421.24 km²
Density
196 people per km²
Households
35,738
Under 15
11.2%
65 and over
33.9%
Foreign residents
856 (1.0%)
Code
38213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.shikokuchuo.ehime.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Shikokuchuo. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Shikokuchuo

Is Shikokuchuo a city or a prefecture?
Shikokuchuo (四国中央市) is a city (市, shi) in Ehime Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Shikokuchuo?
Shikokuchuo is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Shikokuchuo?
82,754 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 87,413 in 2015. The area is 421.24 km², which is 196 people per km². 35,738 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Shikokuchuo?
Seven: Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Kanonji City (観音寺市) in Kagawa, Niihama City (新居浜市), Motoyama Town (本山町) in Kōchi, Otoyo Town (大豊町) in Kōchi, Tosa Town (土佐町) in Kōchi, and Okawa Village (大川村) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shikokuchuo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Shikokuchuo written in Japanese?
四国中央市, read Shikokuchuo-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 Shikokuchuo begin?
愛媛県四国中央市… (Ehime-ken, Shikokuchuo-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.