Itako潮来市

Itako-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.