Shirosato城里町

Shirosato-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shirosato (城里町, Shirosato-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 18,097 (2020 census), area 161.8 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

城里町

Reading

Shirosato-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiibaraki District 東茨城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

18,097 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 19,800

Area

161.8 km²

Density

112 people per km²

Households

6,913

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

66 (0.4%)

Code

08310 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shirosato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shirosato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mito City水戸市
• Kasama City笠間市
• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市
• Naka City那珂市
• Motegi Town茂木町(Tochigi)

Questions about Shirosato

Is Shirosato a city, a town, or a village?

Shirosato (城里町) is a town (町, machi) in Ibaraki Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Higashiibaraki District (東茨城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shirosato?

Shirosato 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 Shirosato?

18,097 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 19,800 in 2015. The area is 161.8 km², which is 112 people per km². 6,913 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shirosato?

Five: Mito City (水戸市), Kasama City (笠間市), Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市), Naka City (那珂市), and Motegi Town (茂木町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shirosato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shirosato written in Japanese?

城里町, read Shirosato-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shirosato begin?

茨城県東茨城郡城里町… (Ibaraki-ken, Higashiibaraki-gun, Shirosato-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.