Natori名取市

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

Natori (名取市, Natori-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 78,718 (2020 census), area 98.18 km². Borders 4 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
名取市
Reading
Natori-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Miyagi 宮城県
Region
Tōhoku 東北
Population
78,718 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+2.7% from 76,668
Area
98.18 km²
Density
802 people per km²
Households
29,739
Under 15
15.1%
65 and over
23.0%
Foreign residents
399 (0.5%)
Code
04207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.natori.miyagi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Natori. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Natori

Is Natori a city or a prefecture?
Natori (名取市) 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 Natori?
Natori 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 Natori?
78,718 at the 2020 census, up 2.7% from 76,668 in 2015. The area is 98.18 km², which is 802 people per km². 29,739 households. 23.0% of residents are 65 or older and 15.1% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Natori?
Four: Wakabayashi Ward (若林区) of Sendai, Taihaku Ward (太白区) of Sendai, Iwanuma City (岩沼市), and Murata Town (村田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Natori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Natori written in Japanese?
名取市, read Natori-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 Natori begin?
宮城県名取市… (Miyagi-ken, Natori-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.