Moka真岡市

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

Moka (真岡市, Moka-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 78,190 (2020 census), area 167.34 km². Borders 9 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

真岡市

Reading

Moka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

78,190 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.7% from 79,539

Area

167.34 km²

Density

467 people per km²

Households

29,425

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

27.3%

Foreign residents

3,373 (4.3%)

Code

09209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.moka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Moka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chikusei City筑西市(Ibaraki)
• Sakuragawa City桜川市(Ibaraki)
• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Oyama City小山市
• Shimotsuke City下野市
• Kaminokawa Town上三川町
• Mashiko Town益子町
• Ichikai Town市貝町
• Haga Town芳賀町

Questions about Moka

Is Moka a city or a prefecture?

Moka (真岡市) 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 Moka?

Moka 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 Moka?

78,190 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 79,539 in 2015. The area is 167.34 km², which is 467 people per km². 29,425 households. 27.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Moka?

Nine: Chikusei City (筑西市) in Ibaraki, Sakuragawa City (桜川市) in Ibaraki, Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Oyama City (小山市), Shimotsuke City (下野市), Kaminokawa Town (上三川町), Mashiko Town (益子町), Ichikai Town (市貝町), and Haga Town (芳賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Moka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Moka written in Japanese?

真岡市, read Moka-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 Moka begin?

栃木県真岡市… (Tochigi-ken, Moka-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.