Susono裾野市
Susono-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Susono (裾野市, Susono-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 50,911 (2020 census), area 138.12 km². Borders 5 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
- 裾野市
- Reading
- Susono-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shizuoka 静岡県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 50,911 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.5% from 52,737
- Area
- 138.12 km²
- Density
- 369 people per km²
- Households
- 20,717
- Under 15
- 13.5%
- 65 and over
- 26.9%
- Foreign residents
- 759 (1.5%)
- Code
- 22220 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.susono.shizuoka.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Susono. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Susono
- Is Susono a city or a prefecture?
- Susono (裾野市) 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 Susono?
- Susono 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 Susono?
- 50,911 at the 2020 census, down 3.5% from 52,737 in 2015. The area is 138.12 km², which is 369 people per km². 20,717 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Susono?
- Five: Hakone Town (箱根町) in Kanagawa, Mishima City (三島市), Fuji City (富士市), Gotemba City (御殿場市), and Nagaizumi Town (長泉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Susono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Susono written in Japanese?
- 裾野市, read Susono-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 Susono begin?
- 静岡県裾野市… (Shizuoka-ken, Susono-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.