Kakuda角田市
Kakuda-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kakuda (角田市, Kakuda-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 27,976 (2020 census), area 147.53 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 角田市
- Reading
- Kakuda-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Miyagi 宮城県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 27,976 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.3% from 30,180
- Area
- 147.53 km²
- Density
- 190 people per km²
- Households
- 10,276
- Under 15
- 10.4%
- 65 and over
- 35.8%
- Foreign residents
- 213 (0.8%)
- Code
- 04208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kakuda.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Kakuda. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kakuda
- Is Kakuda a city or a prefecture?
- Kakuda (角田市) 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 Kakuda?
- Kakuda 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 Kakuda?
- 27,976 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 30,180 in 2015. The area is 147.53 km², which is 190 people per km². 10,276 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kakuda?
- Six: Shiroishi City (白石市), Ogawara Town (大河原町), Shibata Town (柴田町), Marumori Town (丸森町), Watari Town (亘理町), and Yamamoto Town (山元町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kakuda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kakuda written in Japanese?
- 角田市, read Kakuda-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 Kakuda begin?
- 宮城県角田市… (Miyagi-ken, Kakuda-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.