Shinchi新地町

Shinchi-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shinchi (新地町, Shinchi-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 7,905 (2020 census), area 46.7 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Soma District, Fukushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

新地町

Reading

Shinchi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Soma District 相馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,905 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.8% from 8,218

Area

46.7 km²

Density

169 people per km²

Households

2,748

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

50 (0.6%)

Code

07561 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.shinchi-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Shinchi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Marumori Town丸森町(Miyagi)
• Yamamoto Town山元町(Miyagi)
• Soma City相馬市

Questions about Shinchi

Is Shinchi a city, a town, or a village?

Shinchi (新地町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Soma District (相馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinchi?

Shinchi is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shinchi?

7,905 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 8,218 in 2015. The area is 46.7 km², which is 169 people per km². 2,748 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinchi?

Three: Marumori Town (丸森町) in Miyagi, Yamamoto Town (山元町) in Miyagi, and Soma City (相馬市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinchi written in Japanese?

新地町, read Shinchi-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shinchi begin?

福島県相馬郡新地町… (Fukushima-ken, Soma-gun, Shinchi-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.