Ito伊東市

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

Ito (伊東市, Ito-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 65,491 (2020 census), area 124.1 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka 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
伊東市
Reading
Ito-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Shizuoka 静岡県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
65,491 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-4.2% from 68,345
Area
124.1 km²
Density
528 people per km²
Households
30,820
Under 15
8.4%
65 and over
43.6%
Foreign residents
573 (0.9%)
Code
22208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.ito.shizuoka.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Ito. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Ito

Is Ito a city or a prefecture?
Ito (伊東市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Ito?
Ito is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Ito?
65,491 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 68,345 in 2015. The area is 124.1 km², which is 528 people per km². 30,820 households. 43.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Ito?
Four: Atami City (熱海市), Izu City (伊豆市), Izunokuni City (伊豆の国市), and Higashiizu Town (東伊豆町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Ito written in Japanese?
伊東市, read Ito-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 Ito begin?
静岡県伊東市… (Shizuoka-ken, Ito-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.