Muroto室戸市

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

Muroto (室戸市, Muroto-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 11,742 (2020 census), area 248.22 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kōchi 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

室戸市

Reading

Muroto-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

11,742 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.2% from 13,524

Area

248.22 km²

Density

47 people per km²

Households

5,933

Under 15

6.8%

65 and over

51.8%

Foreign residents

91 (0.8%)

Code

39202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.muroto.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Toyo Town東洋町
• Nahari Town奈半利町
• Kitagawa Village北川村

Questions about Muroto

Is Muroto a city or a prefecture?

Muroto (室戸市) is a city (市, shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Muroto?

Muroto is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Muroto?

11,742 at the 2020 census, down 13.2% from 13,524 in 2015. The area is 248.22 km², which is 47 people per km². 5,933 households. 51.8% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Muroto?

Three: Toyo Town (東洋町), Nahari Town (奈半利町), and Kitagawa Village (北川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Muroto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Muroto written in Japanese?

室戸市, read Muroto-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 Muroto begin?

高知県室戸市… (Kōchi-ken, Muroto-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.