Bando坂東市

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

Bando (坂東市, Bando-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 52,265 (2020 census), area 123.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ibaraki 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
坂東市
Reading
Bando-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Ibaraki 茨城県
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
52,265 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-3.4% from 54,087
Area
123.03 km²
Density
425 people per km²
Households
18,452
Under 15
11.3%
65 and over
30.3%
Foreign residents
2,436 (4.7%)
Code
08228 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.bando.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Bando

Is Bando a city or a prefecture?
Bando (坂東市) is a city (市, shi) in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Bando?
Bando is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), 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 Bando?
52,265 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 54,087 in 2015. The area is 123.03 km², which is 425 people per km². 18,452 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Bando?
Five: Koga City (古河市), Joso City (常総市), Yachiyo Town (八千代町), Sakai Town (境町), and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bando in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Bando written in Japanese?
坂東市, read Bando-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 Bando begin?
茨城県坂東市… (Ibaraki-ken, Bando-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.