Shiki志木市

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

Shiki (志木市, Shiki-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 75,346 (2020 census), area 9.05 km². Borders 5 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
志木市
Reading
Shiki-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Saitama 埼玉県
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
75,346 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+3.7% from 72,676
Area
9.05 km²
Density
8,326 people per km²
Households
32,730
Under 15
13.2%
65 and over
24.9%
Foreign residents
1,808 (2.4%)
Code
11228 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.shiki.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shiki. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Shiki

Is Shiki a city or a prefecture?
Shiki (志木市) 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 Shiki?
Shiki 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 Shiki?
75,346 at the 2020 census, up 3.7% from 72,676 in 2015. The area is 9.05 km², which is 8,326 people per km². 32,730 households. 24.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Shiki?
Five: Sakura Ward (桜区) of Saitama, Asaka City (朝霞市), Niiza City (新座市), Fujimi City (富士見市), and Miyoshi Town (三芳町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Shiki written in Japanese?
志木市, read Shiki-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 Shiki begin?
埼玉県志木市… (Saitama-ken, Shiki-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.