Soma相馬市

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

Soma (相馬市, Soma-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 34,865 (2020 census), area 197.79 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukushima 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

相馬市

Reading

Soma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

34,865 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 38,556

Area

197.79 km²

Density

176 people per km²

Households

13,875

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

193 (0.6%)

Code

07209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.soma.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Soma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Marumori Town丸森町(Miyagi)
• Minamisoma City南相馬市
• Date City伊達市
• Shinchi Town新地町
• Iitate Village飯舘村

Questions about Soma

Is Soma a city or a prefecture?

Soma (相馬市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Soma?

Soma 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 Soma?

34,865 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 38,556 in 2015. The area is 197.79 km², which is 176 people per km². 13,875 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Soma?

Five: Marumori Town (丸森町) in Miyagi, Minamisoma City (南相馬市), Date City (伊達市), Shinchi Town (新地町), and Iitate Village (飯舘村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Soma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Soma written in Japanese?

相馬市, read Soma-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 Soma begin?

福島県相馬市… (Fukushima-ken, Soma-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.