Isehara伊勢原市

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

Isehara (伊勢原市, Isehara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 101,780 (2020 census), area 55.56 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.

Open Isehara on the map

Facts

Japanese name

伊勢原市

Reading

Isehara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

101,780 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 101,514

Area

55.56 km²

Density

1,832 people per km²

Households

45,361

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

26.5%

Foreign residents

2,735 (2.7%)

Code

14214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.isehara.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Hadano City秦野市
• Atsugi City厚木市

Questions about Isehara

Is Isehara a city or a prefecture?

Isehara (伊勢原市) 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 Isehara?

Isehara 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 Isehara?

101,780 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 101,514 in 2015. The area is 55.56 km², which is 1,832 people per km². 45,361 households. 26.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Isehara?

Three: Hiratsuka City (平塚市), Hadano City (秦野市), and Atsugi City (厚木市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Isehara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Isehara written in Japanese?

伊勢原市, read Isehara-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 Isehara begin?

神奈川県伊勢原市… (Kanagawa-ken, Isehara-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.