It reads しもつまし — Shimotsuma Shi.
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Shimotsuma 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).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shimotsuma.
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下妻市 is read しもつまし (Shimotsuma Shi). It is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Shimotsuma has a population of 41,499 across 81 km², making it the 585th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 24th largest of the 42 in Ibaraki.
The closest municipalities to Shimotsuma are Yachiyo Machi (8 km), Chikusei Shi (14 km), Tsukuba Shi (15 km).