Shimada島田市

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

Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 95,719 (2020 census), area 315.7 km². Borders 10 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

島田市

Reading

Shimada-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

95,719 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.4% from 98,112

Area

315.7 km²

Density

303 people per km²

Households

35,395

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

31.6%

Foreign residents

1,380 (1.4%)

Code

22209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Shimada. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aoi Ward葵区(Shizuoka)
• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Hamamatsu)
• Yaizu City焼津市
• Kakegawa City掛川市
• Fujieda City藤枝市
• Kikugawa City菊川市
• Makinohara City牧之原市
• Yoshida Town吉田町
• Kawanehon Town川根本町
• Mori Town森町

Questions about Shimada

Is Shimada a city or a prefecture?

Shimada (島田市) 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 Shimada?

Shimada 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 Shimada?

95,719 at the 2020 census, down 2.4% from 98,112 in 2015. The area is 315.7 km², which is 303 people per km². 35,395 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimada?

10: Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka, Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu, Yaizu City (焼津市), Kakegawa City (掛川市), Fujieda City (藤枝市), Kikugawa City (菊川市), Makinohara City (牧之原市), Yoshida Town (吉田町), Kawanehon Town (川根本町), and Mori Town (森町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimada written in Japanese?

島田市, read Shimada-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 Shimada begin?

静岡県島田市… (Shizuoka-ken, Shimada-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.