Tsushima津島市
Tsushima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Tsushima (津島市, Tsushima-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 60,942 (2020 census), area 25.09 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
- 津島市
- Reading
- Tsushima-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 60,942 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.9% from 63,431
- Area
- 25.09 km²
- Density
- 2,429 people per km²
- Households
- 24,258
- Under 15
- 10.8%
- 65 and over
- 30.2%
- Foreign residents
- 1,447 (2.4%)
- Code
- 23208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.tsushima.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Tsushima. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Tsushima
- Is Tsushima a city or a prefecture?
- Tsushima (津島市) 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 Tsushima?
- Tsushima 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 Tsushima?
- 60,942 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 63,431 in 2015. The area is 25.09 km², which is 2,429 people per km². 24,258 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Tsushima?
- Three: Aisai City (愛西市), Ama City (あま市), and Kanie Town (蟹江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsushima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Tsushima written in Japanese?
- 津島市, read Tsushima-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 Tsushima begin?
- 愛知県津島市… (Aichi-ken, Tsushima-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.