Itako潮来市
Itako-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Itako (潮来市, Itako-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 27,604 (2020 census), area 71.4 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 潮来市
- Reading
- Itako-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Ibaraki 茨城県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 27,604 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.2% from 29,111
- Area
- 71.4 km²
- Density
- 387 people per km²
- Households
- 10,774
- Under 15
- 10.7%
- 65 and over
- 33.1%
- Foreign residents
- 367 (1.3%)
- Code
- 08223 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.itako.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Itako. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Itako
- Is Itako a city or a prefecture?
- Itako (潮来市) 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 Itako?
- Itako 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 Itako?
- 27,604 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 29,111 in 2015. The area is 71.4 km², which is 387 people per km². 10,774 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Itako?
- Five: Kashima City (鹿嶋市), Inashiki City (稲敷市), Kamisu City (神栖市), Namegata City (行方市), and Katori City (香取市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itako in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Itako written in Japanese?
- 潮来市, read Itako-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 Itako begin?
- 茨城県潮来市… (Ibaraki-ken, Itako-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.