Soka草加市

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

Soka (草加市, Soka-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 248,304 (2020 census), area 27.46 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

草加市

Reading

Soka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

248,304 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.5% from 247,034

Area

27.46 km²

Density

9,042 people per km²

Households

111,923

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

24.8%

Foreign residents

7,148 (2.9%)

Code

11221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.soka.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kawaguchi City川口市
• Koshigaya City越谷市
• Yashio City八潮市
• Misato City三郷市
• Yoshikawa City吉川市
• Adachi City足立区(Tokyo)

Questions about Soka

Is Soka a city or a prefecture?

Soka (草加市) 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 Soka?

Soka 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 Soka?

248,304 at the 2020 census, up 0.5% from 247,034 in 2015. The area is 27.46 km², which is 9,042 people per km². 111,923 households. 24.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Soka?

Six: Kawaguchi City (川口市), Koshigaya City (越谷市), Yashio City (八潮市), Misato City (三郷市), Yoshikawa City (吉川市), and Adachi City (足立区) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Soka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Soka written in Japanese?

草加市, read Soka-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 Soka begin?

埼玉県草加市… (Saitama-ken, Soka-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.