Katagami潟上市

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

Katagami (潟上市, Katagami-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 31,720 (2020 census), area 97.72 km². Borders 4 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

潟上市

Reading

Katagami-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

31,720 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.1% from 33,083

Area

97.72 km²

Density

325 people per km²

Households

12,287

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.5%

Foreign residents

87 (0.3%)

Code

05211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.katagami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Katagami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Akita City秋田市
• Oga City男鹿市
• Ikawa Town井川町
• Ogata Village大潟村

Questions about Katagami

Is Katagami a city or a prefecture?

Katagami (潟上市) 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 Katagami?

Katagami 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 Katagami?

31,720 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 33,083 in 2015. The area is 97.72 km², which is 325 people per km². 12,287 households. 35.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katagami?

Four: Akita City (秋田市), Oga City (男鹿市), Ikawa Town (井川町), and Ogata Village (大潟村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katagami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katagami written in Japanese?

潟上市, read Katagami-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 Katagami begin?

秋田県潟上市… (Akita-ken, Katagami-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.