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city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Kantō
Prefecture
Ibaraki
Town settled
April 1. 1889
City settled
June 1, 1954
Mayor
Toyoji Sudō ( ja:須藤豊次 ) - from April 2026
Total
80.88 km (31.23 sq mi)
Density
514.6/km (1,333/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number
0296-43-2111
Address
2-22 Honjo-cho, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki-ken 304-8501
Climate
Cfa
Website
Official website
Flower
Chrysanthemum
Tree
Pine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Official name
下妻町
Country
Japan
Population
44987
Area
80.88
Shares border with
Yachiyo
Image
Shimotsuma City Office.jpg
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inception
1954-06-01
Commons category
Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
topic's main category
Category:Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
native label
下妻市
name in kana
しもつまし
social media followers
1488
associated electoral district
Ibaraki 7th district
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Encyclopedic overview

Lake Sanuma Shimotsuma (下妻市, Shimotsuma-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 41,621 in 17,294 households and a population density of 515 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.0%. The total area of the city is 80.88 square kilometres (31.23 sq mi).

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shimotsuma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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