Date伊達市

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

Date (伊達市, Date-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 32,826 (2020 census), area 444.21 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō 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

伊達市

Reading

Date-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

32,826 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 34,995

Area

444.21 km²

Density

74 people per km²

Households

14,844

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

38.4%

Foreign residents

180 (0.5%)

Code

01233 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.date.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Date. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区(Sapporo)
• Muroran City室蘭市
• Chitose City千歳市
• Noboribetsu City登別市
• Rusutsu Village留寿都村
• Kimobetsu Town喜茂別町
• Sobetsu Town壮瞥町
• Shiraoi Town白老町
• Toyako Town洞爺湖町

Questions about Date

Is Date a city or a prefecture?

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

Where is Date?

Date is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Date?

32,826 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 34,995 in 2015. The area is 444.21 km², which is 74 people per km². 14,844 households. 38.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Date?

Nine: Minami Ward (南区) of Sapporo, Muroran City (室蘭市), Chitose City (千歳市), Noboribetsu City (登別市), Rusutsu Village (留寿都村), Kimobetsu Town (喜茂別町), Sobetsu Town (壮瞥町), Shiraoi Town (白老町), and Toyako Town (洞爺湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Date in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Date written in Japanese?

伊達市, read Date-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 Date begin?

北海道伊達市… (Hokkaidō, Date-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.