Ageo上尾市

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

Ageo (上尾市, Ageo-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 226,940 (2020 census), area 45.51 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama 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

上尾市

Reading

Ageo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

226,940 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.8% from 225,196

Area

45.51 km²

Density

4,987 people per km²

Households

96,559

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

28.2%

Foreign residents

3,915 (1.7%)

Code

11219 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ageo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ageo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Saitama)
• Kita Ward北区(Saitama)
• Minuma Ward見沼区(Saitama)
• Kawagoe City川越市
• Okegawa City桶川市
• Hasuda City蓮田市
• Ina Town伊奈町
• Kawajima Town川島町

Questions about Ageo

Is Ageo a city or a prefecture?

Ageo (上尾市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ageo?

Ageo is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ageo?

226,940 at the 2020 census, up 0.8% from 225,196 in 2015. The area is 45.51 km², which is 4,987 people per km². 96,559 households. 28.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ageo?

Eight: Nishi Ward (西区) of Saitama, Kita Ward (北区) of Saitama, Minuma Ward (見沼区) of Saitama, Kawagoe City (川越市), Okegawa City (桶川市), Hasuda City (蓮田市), Ina Town (伊奈町), and Kawajima Town (川島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ageo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ageo written in Japanese?

上尾市, read Ageo-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 Ageo begin?

埼玉県上尾市… (Saitama-ken, Ageo-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.