Joetsu上越市

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

Joetsu (上越市, Joetsu-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 188,047 (2020 census), area 973.89 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

上越市

Reading

Joetsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

188,047 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 196,987

Area

973.89 km²

Density

193 people per km²

Households

72,850

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

1,588 (0.8%)

Code

15222 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kashiwazaki City柏崎市
• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Itoigawa City糸魚川市
• Myoko City妙高市
• Iiyama City飯山市(Nagano)
• Sakae Village栄村(Nagano)

Questions about Joetsu

Is Joetsu a city or a prefecture?

Joetsu (上越市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Joetsu?

Joetsu is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Joetsu?

188,047 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 196,987 in 2015. The area is 973.89 km², which is 193 people per km². 72,850 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Joetsu?

Six: Kashiwazaki City (柏崎市), Tokamachi City (十日町市), Itoigawa City (糸魚川市), Myoko City (妙高市), Iiyama City (飯山市) in Nagano, and Sakae Village (栄村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Joetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Joetsu written in Japanese?

上越市, read Joetsu-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 Joetsu begin?

新潟県上越市… (Niigata-ken, Joetsu-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.