Itoshima糸島市

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

Itoshima (糸島市, Itoshima-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 98,877 (2020 census), area 215.7 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukuoka 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
糸島市
Reading
Itoshima-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Fukuoka 福岡県
Region
Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Population
98,877 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+2.5% from 96,475
Area
215.7 km²
Density
458 people per km²
Households
37,792
Under 15
13.8%
65 and over
30.0%
Foreign residents
1,180 (1.2%)
Code
40230 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.itoshima.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Itoshima. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Itoshima

Is Itoshima a city or a prefecture?
Itoshima (糸島市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Itoshima?
Itoshima is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Itoshima?
98,877 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 96,475 in 2015. The area is 215.7 km², which is 458 people per km². 37,792 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Itoshima?
Four: Nishi Ward (西区) of Fukuoka, Sawara Ward (早良区) of Fukuoka, Saga City (佐賀市) in Saga, and Karatsu City (唐津市) in Saga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itoshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Itoshima written in Japanese?
糸島市, read Itoshima-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 Itoshima begin?
福岡県糸島市… (Fukuoka-ken, Itoshima-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.