Susono裾野市

Susono-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.