Seki関市

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

Seki (関市, Seki-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 85,283 (2020 census), area 472.33 km². Borders 12 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gifu 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

関市

Reading

Seki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

85,283 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 89,153

Area

472.33 km²

Density

181 people per km²

Households

33,438

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

30.6%

Foreign residents

2,103 (2.5%)

Code

21205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.seki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

12 places share a land border with Seki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ono City大野市(Fukui)
• Gifu City岐阜市
• Mino City美濃市
• Minokamo City美濃加茂市
• Kakamigahara City各務原市
• Yamagata City山県市
• Motosu City本巣市
• Gujo City郡上市
• Gero City下呂市
• Sakahogi Town坂祝町
• Tomika Town富加町
• Hichiso Town七宗町

Questions about Seki

Is Seki a city or a prefecture?

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

Where is Seki?

Seki is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Seki?

85,283 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 89,153 in 2015. The area is 472.33 km², which is 181 people per km². 33,438 households. 30.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Seki?

12: Ono City (大野市) in Fukui, Gifu City (岐阜市), Mino City (美濃市), Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Kakamigahara City (各務原市), Yamagata City (山県市), Motosu City (本巣市), Gujo City (郡上市), Gero City (下呂市), Sakahogi Town (坂祝町), Tomika Town (富加町), and Hichiso Town (七宗町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Seki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Seki written in Japanese?

関市, read Seki-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 Seki begin?

岐阜県関市… (Gifu-ken, Seki-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.