Yuzawa湯沢市

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

Yuzawa (湯沢市, Yuzawa-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 42,091 (2020 census), area 790.91 km². Borders 10 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
湯沢市
Reading
Yuzawa-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Akita 秋田県
Region
Tōhoku 東北
Population
42,091 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-9.7% from 46,613
Area
790.91 km²
Density
53 people per km²
Households
15,685
Under 15
8.6%
65 and over
40.3%
Foreign residents
114 (0.3%)
Code
05207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city-yuzawa.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Yuzawa. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Yuzawa

Is Yuzawa a city or a prefecture?
Yuzawa (湯沢市) 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 Yuzawa?
Yuzawa 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 Yuzawa?
42,091 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 46,613 in 2015. The area is 790.91 km², which is 53 people per km². 15,685 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Yuzawa?
10: Kurihara City (栗原市) in Miyagi, Osaki City (大崎市) in Miyagi, Yokote City (横手市), Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市), Ugo Town (羽後町), Higashinaruse Village (東成瀬村), Shinjo City (新庄市) in Yamagata, Kaneyama Town (金山町) in Yamagata, Mogami Town (最上町) in Yamagata, and Mamurogawa Town (真室川町) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yuzawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Yuzawa written in Japanese?
湯沢市, read Yuzawa-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 Yuzawa begin?
秋田県湯沢市… (Akita-ken, Yuzawa-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.