Shinjo新庄市

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

Shinjo (新庄市, Shinjo-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 34,432 (2020 census), area 222.85 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamagata 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

新庄市

Reading

Shinjo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

34,432 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 36,894

Area

222.85 km²

Density

155 people per km²

Households

12,857

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

33.1%

Foreign residents

390 (1.1%)

Code

06205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shinjo.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Shinjo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yuzawa City湯沢市(Akita)
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Mogami Town最上町
• Funagata Town舟形町
• Mamurogawa Town真室川町
• Okura Village大蔵村
• Sakegawa Village鮭川村
• Tozawa Village戸沢村

Questions about Shinjo

Is Shinjo a city or a prefecture?

Shinjo (新庄市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Shinjo?

Shinjo is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shinjo?

34,432 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 36,894 in 2015. The area is 222.85 km², which is 155 people per km². 12,857 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinjo?

Eight: Yuzawa City (湯沢市) in Akita, Kaneyama Town (金山町), Mogami Town (最上町), Funagata Town (舟形町), Mamurogawa Town (真室川町), Okura Village (大蔵村), Sakegawa Village (鮭川村), and Tozawa Village (戸沢村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinjo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinjo written in Japanese?

新庄市, read Shinjo-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 Shinjo begin?

山形県新庄市… (Yamagata-ken, Shinjo-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.