Ishinomaki石巻市

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

Ishinomaki (石巻市, Ishinomaki-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 140,151 (2020 census), area 554.55 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Miyagi 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

石巻市

Reading

Ishinomaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

140,151 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.8% from 147,214

Area

554.55 km²

Density

253 people per km²

Households

56,768

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

1,141 (0.8%)

Code

04202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ishinomaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ishinomaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tome City登米市
• Higashimatsushima City東松島市
• Wakuya Town涌谷町
• Misato Town美里町
• Onagawa Town女川町
• Minamisanriku Town南三陸町

Questions about Ishinomaki

Is Ishinomaki a city or a prefecture?

Ishinomaki (石巻市) is a city (市, shi) in Miyagi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ishinomaki?

Ishinomaki is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), 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 Ishinomaki?

140,151 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 147,214 in 2015. The area is 554.55 km², which is 253 people per km². 56,768 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ishinomaki?

Six: Tome City (登米市), Higashimatsushima City (東松島市), Wakuya Town (涌谷町), Misato Town (美里町), Onagawa Town (女川町), and Minamisanriku Town (南三陸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ishinomaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ishinomaki written in Japanese?

石巻市, read Ishinomaki-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 Ishinomaki begin?

宮城県石巻市… (Miyagi-ken, Ishinomaki-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.