Shibukawa渋川市
Shibukawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shibukawa (渋川市, Shibukawa-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 74,581 (2020 census), area 240.27 km². Borders 9 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 渋川市
- Reading
- Shibukawa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Gunma 群馬県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 74,581 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.9% from 78,391
- Area
- 240.27 km²
- Density
- 310 people per km²
- Households
- 29,114
- Under 15
- 10.2%
- 65 and over
- 35.4%
- Foreign residents
- 778 (1.0%)
- Code
- 10208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shibukawa.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Shibukawa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shibukawa
- Is Shibukawa a city or a prefecture?
- Shibukawa (渋川市) is a city (市, shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Shibukawa?
- Shibukawa is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Shibukawa?
- 74,581 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 78,391 in 2015. The area is 240.27 km², which is 310 people per km². 29,114 households. 35.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shibukawa?
- Nine: Maebashi City (前橋市), Takasaki City (高崎市), Numata City (沼田市), Shinto Village (榛東村), Yoshioka Town (吉岡町), Nakanojo Town (中之条町), Takayama Village (高山村), Higashiagatsuma Town (東吾妻町), and Showa Village (昭和村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibukawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shibukawa written in Japanese?
- 渋川市, read Shibukawa-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 Shibukawa begin?
- 群馬県渋川市… (Gunma-ken, Shibukawa-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.