Misato三郷市

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

Misato (三郷市, Misato-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 142,145 (2020 census), area 30.13 km². Borders 6 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

三郷市

Reading

Misato-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

142,145 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.1% from 136,521

Area

30.13 km²

Density

4,718 people per km²

Households

60,829

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

4,812 (3.4%)

Code

11237 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.misato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Soka City草加市
• Yashio City八潮市
• Yoshikawa City吉川市
• Matsudo City松戸市(Chiba)
• Nagareyama City流山市(Chiba)
• Katsushika City葛飾区(Tokyo)

Questions about Misato

Is Misato a city or a prefecture?

Misato (三郷市) 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 Misato?

Misato 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 Misato?

142,145 at the 2020 census, up 4.1% from 136,521 in 2015. The area is 30.13 km², which is 4,718 people per km². 60,829 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misato?

Six: Soka City (草加市), Yashio City (八潮市), Yoshikawa City (吉川市), Matsudo City (松戸市) in Chiba, Nagareyama City (流山市) in Chiba, and Katsushika City (葛飾区) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misato written in Japanese?

三郷市, read Misato-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 Misato begin?

埼玉県三郷市… (Saitama-ken, Misato-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.