Tahara田原市

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

Tahara (田原市, Tahara-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 59,360 (2020 census), area 191.12 km². Borders 1 place.

A city (市 / shi) in Aichi 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

田原市

Reading

Tahara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

59,360 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.8% from 62,364

Area

191.12 km²

Density

311 people per km²

Households

21,300

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

28.7%

Foreign residents

1,294 (2.2%)

Code

23231 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tahara.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Tahara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyohashi City豊橋市

Questions about Tahara

Is Tahara a city or a prefecture?

Tahara (田原市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tahara?

Tahara is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tahara?

59,360 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 62,364 in 2015. The area is 191.12 km², which is 311 people per km². 21,300 households. 28.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tahara?

One: Toyohashi City (豊橋市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tahara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tahara written in Japanese?

田原市, read Tahara-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 Tahara begin?

愛知県田原市… (Aichi-ken, Tahara-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.