Ashikaga足利市

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

Ashikaga (足利市, Ashikaga-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 144,746 (2020 census), area 177.76 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tochigi 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

足利市

Reading

Ashikaga-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

144,746 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 149,452

Area

177.76 km²

Density

814 people per km²

Households

61,617

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

4,739 (3.3%)

Code

09202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Ashikaga. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sano City佐野市
• Kiryu City桐生市(Gunma)
• Ota City太田市(Gunma)
• Tatebayashi City館林市(Gunma)
• Ora Town邑楽町(Gunma)

Questions about Ashikaga

Is Ashikaga a city or a prefecture?

Ashikaga (足利市) is a city (市, shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ashikaga?

Ashikaga is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ashikaga?

144,746 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 149,452 in 2015. The area is 177.76 km², which is 814 people per km². 61,617 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ashikaga?

Five: Sano City (佐野市), Kiryu City (桐生市) in Gunma, Ota City (太田市) in Gunma, Tatebayashi City (館林市) in Gunma, and Ora Town (邑楽町) in Gunma. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashikaga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ashikaga written in Japanese?

足利市, read Ashikaga-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 Ashikaga begin?

栃木県足利市… (Tochigi-ken, Ashikaga-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.