Daisen大仙市

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

Daisen (大仙市, Daisen-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 77,657 (2020 census), area 866.79 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Akita 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

大仙市

Reading

Daisen-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

77,657 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 82,783

Area

866.79 km²

Density

90 people per km²

Households

28,370

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

231 (0.3%)

Code

05212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.daisen.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Daisen. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishiwaga Town西和賀町(Iwate)
• Akita City秋田市
• Yokote City横手市
• Yurihonjo City由利本荘市
• Semboku City仙北市
• Misato Town美郷町

Questions about Daisen

Is Daisen a city or a prefecture?

Daisen (大仙市) is a city (市, shi) in Akita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Daisen?

Daisen is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Daisen?

77,657 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 82,783 in 2015. The area is 866.79 km², which is 90 people per km². 28,370 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Daisen?

Six: Nishiwaga Town (西和賀町) in Iwate, Akita City (秋田市), Yokote City (横手市), Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市), Semboku City (仙北市), and Misato Town (美郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Daisen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Daisen written in Japanese?

大仙市, read Daisen-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 Daisen begin?

秋田県大仙市… (Akita-ken, Daisen-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.