Takahama高浜市
Takahama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Takahama (高浜市, Takahama-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 46,106 (2020 census), area 13.11 km². Borders 3 places.
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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 高浜市
- Reading
- Takahama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 46,106 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.3% from 46,236
- Area
- 13.11 km²
- Density
- 3,517 people per km²
- Households
- 18,239
- Under 15
- 15.3%
- 65 and over
- 19.6%
- Foreign residents
- 3,312 (7.2%)
- Code
- 23227 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.takahama.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Takahama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Takahama
- Is Takahama a city or a prefecture?
- Takahama (高浜市) 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 Takahama?
- Takahama 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 Takahama?
- 46,106 at the 2020 census, down 0.3% from 46,236 in 2015. The area is 13.11 km², which is 3,517 people per km². 18,239 households. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Takahama?
- Three: Hekinan City (碧南市), Kariya City (刈谷市), and Anjo City (安城市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Takahama written in Japanese?
- 高浜市, read Takahama-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 Takahama begin?
- 愛知県高浜市… (Aichi-ken, Takahama-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.