Chichibu秩父市

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

Chichibu (秩父市, Chichibu-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 59,674 (2020 census), area 577.83 km². Borders 15 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

秩父市

Reading

Chichibu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

59,674 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 63,555

Area

577.83 km²

Density

103 people per km²

Households

23,922

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

34.2%

Foreign residents

537 (0.9%)

Code

11207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chichibu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

15 places share a land border with Chichibu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fujioka City藤岡市(Gunma)
• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Kanna Town神流町(Gunma)
• Hanno City飯能市
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町
• Yokoze Town横瀬町
• Minano Town皆野町
• Ogano Town小鹿野町
• Higashichichibu Village東秩父村
• Kamikawa Town神川町
• Okutama Town奥多摩町(Tokyo)
• Yamanashi City山梨市(Yamanashi)
• Koshu City甲州市(Yamanashi)
• Tabayama Village丹波山村(Yamanashi)
• Kawakami Village川上村(Nagano)

Questions about Chichibu

Is Chichibu a city or a prefecture?

Chichibu (秩父市) 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 Chichibu?

Chichibu 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 Chichibu?

59,674 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 63,555 in 2015. The area is 577.83 km², which is 103 people per km². 23,922 households. 34.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chichibu?

15: Fujioka City (藤岡市) in Gunma, Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Kanna Town (神流町) in Gunma, Hanno City (飯能市), Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町), Yokoze Town (横瀬町), Minano Town (皆野町), Ogano Town (小鹿野町), Higashichichibu Village (東秩父村), Kamikawa Town (神川町), Okutama Town (奥多摩町) in Tokyo, Yamanashi City (山梨市) in Yamanashi, Koshu City (甲州市) in Yamanashi, Tabayama Village (丹波山村) in Yamanashi, and Kawakami Village (川上村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chichibu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chichibu written in Japanese?

秩父市, read Chichibu-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 Chichibu begin?

埼玉県秩父市… (Saitama-ken, Chichibu-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.