Shichigahama七ヶ浜町

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

Shichigahama (七ヶ浜町, Shichigahama-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 18,132 (2020 census), area 13.19 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyagi 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

七ヶ浜町

Reading

Shichigahama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyagi District 宮城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

18,132 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 18,652

Area

13.19 km²

Density

1,375 people per km²

Households

6,462

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

98 (0.5%)

Code

04404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.shichigahama.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyagino Ward宮城野区(Sendai)
• Shiogama City塩竈市
• Tagajo City多賀城市

Questions about Shichigahama

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

Shichigahama (七ヶ浜町) 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 Miyagi District (宮城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shichigahama?

Shichigahama 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 Shichigahama?

18,132 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 18,652 in 2015. The area is 13.19 km², which is 1,375 people per km². 6,462 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shichigahama?

Three: Miyagino Ward (宮城野区) of Sendai, Shiogama City (塩竈市), and Tagajo City (多賀城市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shichigahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shichigahama written in Japanese?

七ヶ浜町, read Shichigahama-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 Shichigahama begin?

宮城県宮城郡七ヶ浜町… (Miyagi-ken, Miyagi-gun, Shichigahama-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.