Shimotsuma下妻市

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

Shimotsuma (下妻市, Shimotsuma-shi) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 42,521 (2020 census), area 80.88 km². Borders 4 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

下妻市

Reading

Shimotsuma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

42,521 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 43,293

Area

80.88 km²

Density

526 people per km²

Households

16,407

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

2,121 (5.0%)

Code

08210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shimotsuma.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shimotsuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Joso City常総市
• Tsukuba Cityつくば市
• Chikusei City筑西市
• Yachiyo Town八千代町

Questions about Shimotsuma

Is Shimotsuma a city or a prefecture?

Shimotsuma (下妻市) 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 Shimotsuma?

Shimotsuma 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 Shimotsuma?

42,521 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 43,293 in 2015. The area is 80.88 km², which is 526 people per km². 16,407 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimotsuma?

Four: Joso City (常総市), Tsukuba City (つくば市), Chikusei City (筑西市), and Yachiyo Town (八千代町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimotsuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimotsuma written in Japanese?

下妻市, read Shimotsuma-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 Shimotsuma begin?

茨城県下妻市… (Ibaraki-ken, Shimotsuma-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.