Shibata新発田市

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

Shibata (新発田市, Shibata-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 94,927 (2020 census), area 533.11 km². Borders 7 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

新発田市

Reading

Shibata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

94,927 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 98,611

Area

533.11 km²

Density

178 people per km²

Households

35,191

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

610 (0.6%)

Code

15206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shibata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Shibata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oguni Town小国町(Yamagata)
• Kitakata City喜多方市(Fukushima)
• Kita Ward北区(Niigata)
• Agano City阿賀野市
• Tainai City胎内市
• Seiro Town聖籠町
• Aga Town阿賀町

Questions about Shibata

Is Shibata a city or a prefecture?

Shibata (新発田市) 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 Shibata?

Shibata 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 Shibata?

94,927 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 98,611 in 2015. The area is 533.11 km², which is 178 people per km². 35,191 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shibata?

Seven: Oguni Town (小国町) in Yamagata, Kitakata City (喜多方市) in Fukushima, Kita Ward (北区) of Niigata, Agano City (阿賀野市), Tainai City (胎内市), Seiro Town (聖籠町), and Aga Town (阿賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shibata written in Japanese?

新発田市, read Shibata-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 Shibata begin?

新潟県新発田市… (Niigata-ken, Shibata-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.