Nasushiobara那須塩原市
Nasushiobara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nasushiobara (那須塩原市, Nasushiobara-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 115,210 (2020 census), area 592.74 km². Borders 8 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 那須塩原市
- Reading
- Nasushiobara-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Tochigi 栃木県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 115,210 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.7% from 117,146
- Area
- 592.74 km²
- Density
- 194 people per km²
- Households
- 47,454
- Under 15
- 12.4%
- 65 and over
- 28.1%
- Foreign residents
- 2,213 (1.9%)
- Code
- 09213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nasushiobara.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
8 places share a land border with Nasushiobara. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nasushiobara
- Is Nasushiobara a city or a prefecture?
- Nasushiobara (那須塩原市) 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 Nasushiobara?
- Nasushiobara 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 Nasushiobara?
- 115,210 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 117,146 in 2015. The area is 592.74 km², which is 194 people per km². 47,454 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nasushiobara?
- Eight: Shimogo Town (下郷町) in Fukushima, Minamiaizu Town (南会津町) in Fukushima, Nishigo Village (西郷村) in Fukushima, Nikko City (日光市), Otawara City (大田原市), Yaita City (矢板市), Shioya Town (塩谷町), and Nasu Town (那須町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nasushiobara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nasushiobara written in Japanese?
- 那須塩原市, read Nasushiobara-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 Nasushiobara begin?
- 栃木県那須塩原市… (Tochigi-ken, Nasushiobara-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.