Seiro聖籠町

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

Seiro (聖籠町, Seiro-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 14,259 (2020 census), area 37.58 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitakambara District, Niigata 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

聖籠町

Reading

Seiro-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitakambara District 北蒲原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

14,259 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 14,040

Area

37.58 km²

Density

379 people per km²

Households

4,804

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

289 (2.0%)

Code

15307 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.seiro.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Seiro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Niigata)
• Shibata City新発田市

Questions about Seiro

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

Seiro (聖籠町) is a town (町, machi) in Niigata 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 Kitakambara District (北蒲原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Seiro?

Seiro 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 Seiro?

14,259 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 14,040 in 2015. The area is 37.58 km², which is 379 people per km². 4,804 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Seiro?

Two: Kita Ward (北区) of Niigata and Shibata City (新発田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Seiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Seiro written in Japanese?

聖籠町, read Seiro-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 Seiro begin?

新潟県北蒲原郡聖籠町… (Niigata-ken, Kitakambara-gun, Seiro-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.