Izu伊豆市
Izu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Izu (伊豆市, Izu-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 28,190 (2020 census), area 363.97 km². Borders 6 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 伊豆市
- Reading
- Izu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shizuoka 静岡県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 28,190 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -10.0% from 31,317
- Area
- 363.97 km²
- Density
- 77 people per km²
- Households
- 11,449
- Under 15
- 8.3%
- 65 and over
- 42.6%
- Foreign residents
- 197 (0.7%)
- Code
- 22222 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.izu.shizuoka.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Izu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Izu
- Is Izu a city or a prefecture?
- Izu (伊豆市) 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 Izu?
- Izu 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 Izu?
- 28,190 at the 2020 census, down 10.0% from 31,317 in 2015. The area is 363.97 km², which is 77 people per km². 11,449 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Izu?
- Six: Numazu City (沼津市), Ito City (伊東市), Izunokuni City (伊豆の国市), Higashiizu Town (東伊豆町), Kawazu Town (河津町), and Nishiizu Town (西伊豆町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Izu written in Japanese?
- 伊豆市, read Izu-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 Izu begin?
- 静岡県伊豆市… (Shizuoka-ken, Izu-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.