Shibata柴田町

Shibata-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shibata (柴田町, Shibata-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 38,271 (2020 census), area 54.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

柴田町

Reading

Shibata-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shibata District 柴田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

38,271 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.2% from 39,525

Area

54.03 km²

Density

708 people per km²

Households

15,546

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

153 (0.4%)

Code

04323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shibata.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shibata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kakuda City角田市
• Iwanuma City岩沼市
• Ogawara Town大河原町
• Murata Town村田町
• Watari Town亘理町

Questions about Shibata

Is Shibata a city, a town, or a village?

Shibata (柴田町) is a town (町, machi) in Miyagi Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Shibata District (柴田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shibata?

Shibata 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 Shibata?

38,271 at the 2020 census, down 3.2% from 39,525 in 2015. The area is 54.03 km², which is 708 people per km². 15,546 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shibata?

Five: Kakuda City (角田市), Iwanuma City (岩沼市), Ogawara Town (大河原町), Murata Town (村田町), and Watari Town (亘理町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shibata written in Japanese?

柴田町, read Shibata-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shibata begin?

宮城県柴田郡柴田町… (Miyagi-ken, Shibata-gun, Shibata-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.