Mito水戸市

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

Mito (水戸市, Mito-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 270,685 (2020 census), area 217.32 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

水戸市

Reading

Mito-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

270,685 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 270,783

Area

217.32 km²

Density

1,246 people per km²

Households

122,598

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

26.9%

Foreign residents

3,666 (1.4%)

Code

08201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mito.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kasama City笠間市
• Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
• Naka City那珂市
• Ibaraki Town茨城町
• Oarai Town大洗町
• Shirosato Town城里町

Questions about Mito

Is Mito a city or a prefecture?

Mito (水戸市) 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 Mito?

Mito 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 Mito?

270,685 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 270,783 in 2015. The area is 217.32 km², which is 1,246 people per km². 122,598 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mito?

Six: Kasama City (笠間市), Hitachinaka City (ひたちなか市), Naka City (那珂市), Ibaraki Town (茨城町), Oarai Town (大洗町), and Shirosato Town (城里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mito written in Japanese?

水戸市, read Mito-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 Mito begin?

茨城県水戸市… (Ibaraki-ken, Mito-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.