Makinohara牧之原市

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

Makinohara (牧之原市, Makinohara-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 43,502 (2020 census), area 111.69 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

牧之原市

Reading

Makinohara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

43,502 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 45,547

Area

111.69 km²

Density

389 people per km²

Households

15,904

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

2,099 (4.8%)

Code

22226 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.makinohara.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shimada City島田市
• Omaezaki City御前崎市
• Kikugawa City菊川市
• Yoshida Town吉田町

Questions about Makinohara

Is Makinohara a city or a prefecture?

Makinohara (牧之原市) 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 Makinohara?

Makinohara 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 Makinohara?

43,502 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 45,547 in 2015. The area is 111.69 km², which is 389 people per km². 15,904 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Makinohara?

Four: Shimada City (島田市), Omaezaki City (御前崎市), Kikugawa City (菊川市), and Yoshida Town (吉田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Makinohara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Makinohara written in Japanese?

牧之原市, read Makinohara-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 Makinohara begin?

静岡県牧之原市… (Shizuoka-ken, Makinohara-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.