Shizukuishi雫石町

Shizukuishi-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Shizukuishi (雫石町, Shizukuishi-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 15,731 (2020 census), area 608.82 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwate District, Iwate 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

雫石町

Reading

Shizukuishi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwate District 岩手郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

15,731 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 16,981

Area

608.82 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

5,412

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

42 (0.3%)

Code

03301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shizukuishi.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Shizukuishi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Hanamaki City花巻市
• Hachimantai City八幡平市
• Takizawa City滝沢市
• Shiwa Town紫波町
• Yahaba Town矢巾町
• Nishiwaga Town西和賀町
• Semboku City仙北市(Akita)

Questions about Shizukuishi

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

Shizukuishi (雫石町) is a town (町, cho) in Iwate 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 Iwate District (岩手郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shizukuishi?

Shizukuishi is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shizukuishi?

15,731 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 16,981 in 2015. The area is 608.82 km², which is 26 people per km². 5,412 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shizukuishi?

Eight: Morioka City (盛岡市), Hanamaki City (花巻市), Hachimantai City (八幡平市), Takizawa City (滝沢市), Shiwa Town (紫波町), Yahaba Town (矢巾町), Nishiwaga Town (西和賀町), and Semboku City (仙北市) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shizukuishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shizukuishi written in Japanese?

雫石町, read Shizukuishi-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shizukuishi begin?

岩手県岩手郡雫石町… (Iwate-ken, Iwate-gun, Shizukuishi-cho, …). 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.