Kasama笠間市

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

Kasama (笠間市, Kasama-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 73,173 (2020 census), area 240.4 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

笠間市

Reading

Kasama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

73,173 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 76,739

Area

240.4 km²

Density

304 people per km²

Households

28,918

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

32.3%

Foreign residents

744 (1.0%)

Code

08216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kasama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mito City水戸市
• Ishioka City石岡市
• Sakuragawa City桜川市
• Omitama City小美玉市
• Ibaraki Town茨城町
• Shirosato Town城里町
• Motegi Town茂木町(Tochigi)

Questions about Kasama

Is Kasama a city or a prefecture?

Kasama (笠間市) 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 Kasama?

Kasama 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 Kasama?

73,173 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 76,739 in 2015. The area is 240.4 km², which is 304 people per km². 28,918 households. 32.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kasama?

Seven: Mito City (水戸市), Ishioka City (石岡市), Sakuragawa City (桜川市), Omitama City (小美玉市), Ibaraki Town (茨城町), Shirosato Town (城里町), and Motegi Town (茂木町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kasama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kasama written in Japanese?

笠間市, read Kasama-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 Kasama begin?

茨城県笠間市… (Ibaraki-ken, Kasama-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.