Joso常総市

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

Joso (常総市, Joso-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 60,834 (2020 census), area 123.64 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

常総市

Reading

Joso-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

60,834 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 61,483

Area

123.64 km²

Density

492 people per km²

Households

22,289

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

30.2%

Foreign residents

4,996 (8.2%)

Code

08211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.joso.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shimotsuma City下妻市
• Tsukuba Cityつくば市
• Moriya City守谷市
• Bando City坂東市
• Tsukubamirai Cityつくばみらい市
• Yachiyo Town八千代町
• Noda City野田市(Chiba)

Questions about Joso

Is Joso a city or a prefecture?

Joso (常総市) 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 Joso?

Joso 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 Joso?

60,834 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 61,483 in 2015. The area is 123.64 km², which is 492 people per km². 22,289 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Joso?

Seven: Shimotsuma City (下妻市), Tsukuba City (つくば市), Moriya City (守谷市), Bando City (坂東市), Tsukubamirai City (つくばみらい市), Yachiyo Town (八千代町), and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Joso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Joso written in Japanese?

常総市, read Joso-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 Joso begin?

茨城県常総市… (Ibaraki-ken, Joso-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.