Hiratsuka平塚市

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

Hiratsuka (平塚市, Hiratsuka-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 258,422 (2020 census), area 67.82 km². Borders 8 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

平塚市

Reading

Hiratsuka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

258,422 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.1% from 258,227

Area

67.82 km²

Density

3,810 people per km²

Households

112,191

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

28.6%

Foreign residents

5,222 (2.0%)

Code

14203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chigasaki City茅ヶ崎市
• Hadano City秦野市
• Atsugi City厚木市
• Isehara City伊勢原市
• Samukawa Town寒川町
• Oiso Town大磯町
• Ninomiya Town二宮町
• Nakai Town中井町

Questions about Hiratsuka

Is Hiratsuka a city or a prefecture?

Hiratsuka (平塚市) 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 Hiratsuka?

Hiratsuka 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 Hiratsuka?

258,422 at the 2020 census, up 0.1% from 258,227 in 2015. The area is 67.82 km², which is 3,810 people per km². 112,191 households. 28.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiratsuka?

Eight: Chigasaki City (茅ヶ崎市), Hadano City (秦野市), Atsugi City (厚木市), Isehara City (伊勢原市), Samukawa Town (寒川町), Oiso Town (大磯町), Ninomiya Town (二宮町), and Nakai Town (中井町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiratsuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiratsuka written in Japanese?

平塚市, read Hiratsuka-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 Hiratsuka begin?

神奈川県平塚市… (Kanagawa-ken, Hiratsuka-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.