Ishioka石岡市

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

Ishioka (石岡市, Ishioka-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 73,061 (2020 census), area 215.53 km². Borders 6 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

石岡市

Reading

Ishioka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

73,061 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 76,020

Area

215.53 km²

Density

339 people per km²

Households

28,344

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

33.5%

Foreign residents

1,147 (1.6%)

Code

08205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ishioka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ishioka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuchiura City土浦市
• Kasama City笠間市
• Tsukuba Cityつくば市
• Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市
• Sakuragawa City桜川市
• Omitama City小美玉市

Questions about Ishioka

Is Ishioka a city or a prefecture?

Ishioka (石岡市) 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 Ishioka?

Ishioka 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 Ishioka?

73,061 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 76,020 in 2015. The area is 215.53 km², which is 339 people per km². 28,344 households. 33.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ishioka?

Six: Tsuchiura City (土浦市), Kasama City (笠間市), Tsukuba City (つくば市), Kasumigaura City (かすみがうら市), Sakuragawa City (桜川市), and Omitama City (小美玉市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ishioka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ishioka written in Japanese?

石岡市, read Ishioka-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 Ishioka begin?

茨城県石岡市… (Ibaraki-ken, Ishioka-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.