Shimotsuke

city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country: Japan
Region: Kantō
Prefecture: Tochigi
Mayor: Toshio Hirose <広瀬寿雄> (from August 2006)
Total: 74.59 km (28.80 sq mi)
Density: 808.1/km (2,093/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Tree: Zelkova serrata
Flower: Calabash
Bird: Japanese bush warbler
Phone number: 0285-40-5551
Address: 1127 Koganei, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-0492
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Reconstructed portion of Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji Shimotsuke (下野市, Shimotsuke-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi.moꜜ.tsɯ̥.ke, ɕi.mo.tsɯ̥.keꜜ.ɕi]) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 60,274 in 24,654 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km. The total area of the city is 74.59 square kilometres (28.80 sq mi).

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