Shiroishi白石町

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

Shiroishi (白石町, Shiroishi-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 22,051 (2020 census), area 99.56 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kishima District, Saga 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

白石町

Reading

Shiroishi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kishima District 杵島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

22,051 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 23,941

Area

99.56 km²

Density

221 people per km²

Households

7,247

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

36.2%

Foreign residents

157 (0.7%)

Code

41425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shiroishi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takeo City武雄市
• Kashima City鹿島市
• Ogi City小城市
• Ureshino City嬉野市
• Omachi Town大町町
• Kohoku Town江北町

Questions about Shiroishi

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

Shiroishi (白石町) is a town (町, cho) in Saga 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 Kishima District (杵島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shiroishi?

Shiroishi is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shiroishi?

22,051 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 23,941 in 2015. The area is 99.56 km², which is 221 people per km². 7,247 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shiroishi?

Six: Takeo City (武雄市), Kashima City (鹿島市), Ogi City (小城市), Ureshino City (嬉野市), Omachi Town (大町町), and Kohoku Town (江北町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiroishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shiroishi written in Japanese?

白石町, read Shiroishi-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 Shiroishi begin?

佐賀県杵島郡白石町… (Saga-ken, Kishima-gun, Shiroishi-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.