Chikusei筑西市

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

Chikusei (筑西市, Chikusei-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 100,753 (2020 census), area 205.3 km². Borders 7 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

筑西市

Reading

Chikusei-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

100,753 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 104,573

Area

205.3 km²

Density

491 people per km²

Households

37,491

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

2,582 (2.6%)

Code

08227 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chikusei.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Chikusei. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yuki City結城市
• Shimotsuma City下妻市
• Tsukuba Cityつくば市
• Sakuragawa City桜川市
• Yachiyo Town八千代町
• Oyama City小山市(Tochigi)
• Moka City真岡市(Tochigi)

Questions about Chikusei

Is Chikusei a city or a prefecture?

Chikusei (筑西市) 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 Chikusei?

Chikusei 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 Chikusei?

100,753 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 104,573 in 2015. The area is 205.3 km², which is 491 people per km². 37,491 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chikusei?

Seven: Yuki City (結城市), Shimotsuma City (下妻市), Tsukuba City (つくば市), Sakuragawa City (桜川市), Yachiyo Town (八千代町), Oyama City (小山市) in Tochigi, and Moka City (真岡市) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chikusei in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chikusei written in Japanese?

筑西市, read Chikusei-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 Chikusei begin?

茨城県筑西市… (Ibaraki-ken, Chikusei-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.