Shiogama塩竈市
Shiogama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shiogama (塩竈市, Shiogama-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 52,203 (2020 census), area 17.37 km². Borders 3 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
- 塩竈市
- Reading
- Shiogama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Miyagi 宮城県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 52,203 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.7% from 54,187
- Area
- 17.37 km²
- Density
- 3,005 people per km²
- Households
- 21,193
- Under 15
- 10.4%
- 65 and over
- 34.1%
- Foreign residents
- 518 (1.0%)
- Code
- 04203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shiogama.miyagi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Shiogama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shiogama
- Is Shiogama a city or a prefecture?
- Shiogama (塩竈市) 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 Shiogama?
- Shiogama 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 Shiogama?
- 52,203 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 54,187 in 2015. The area is 17.37 km², which is 3,005 people per km². 21,193 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shiogama?
- Three: Tagajo City (多賀城市), Shichigahama Town (七ヶ浜町), and Rifu Town (利府町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiogama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shiogama written in Japanese?
- 塩竈市, read Shiogama-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 Shiogama begin?
- 宮城県塩竈市… (Miyagi-ken, Shiogama-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.