Chigasaki茅ヶ崎市

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

Chigasaki (茅ヶ崎市, Chigasaki-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 242,389 (2020 census), area 35.7 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa 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

茅ヶ崎市

Reading

Chigasaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

242,389 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 239,348

Area

35.7 km²

Density

6,790 people per km²

Households

102,532

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

1,965 (0.8%)

Code

14207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Chigasaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Fujisawa City藤沢市
• Samukawa Town寒川町

Questions about Chigasaki

Is Chigasaki a city or a prefecture?

Chigasaki (茅ヶ崎市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Chigasaki?

Chigasaki is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), 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 Chigasaki?

242,389 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 239,348 in 2015. The area is 35.7 km², which is 6,790 people per km². 102,532 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chigasaki?

Three: Hiratsuka City (平塚市), Fujisawa City (藤沢市), and Samukawa Town (寒川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chigasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chigasaki written in Japanese?

茅ヶ崎市, read Chigasaki-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 Chigasaki begin?

神奈川県茅ヶ崎市… (Kanagawa-ken, Chigasaki-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.