Shikama色麻町

Shikama-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Shikama (色麻町, Shikama-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 6,698 (2020 census), area 109.28 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kami 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

色麻町

Reading

Shikama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kami District 加美郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,698 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 7,238

Area

109.28 km²

Density

61 people per km²

Households

1,965

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

35.0%

Foreign residents

34 (0.5%)

Code

04444 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shikama.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区(Sendai)
• Osaki City大崎市
• Taiwa Town大和町
• Ohira Village大衡村
• Kami Town加美町
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市(Yamagata)

Questions about Shikama

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

Shikama (色麻町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Kami District (加美郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shikama?

Shikama 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 Shikama?

6,698 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 7,238 in 2015. The area is 109.28 km², which is 61 people per km². 1,965 households. 35.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shikama?

Six: Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Sendai, Osaki City (大崎市), Taiwa Town (大和町), Ohira Village (大衡村), Kami Town (加美町), and Obanazawa City (尾花沢市) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shikama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shikama written in Japanese?

色麻町, read Shikama-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shikama begin?

宮城県加美郡色麻町… (Miyagi-ken, Kami-gun, Shikama-cho, …). 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.