Tajimi多治見市

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

Tajimi (多治見市, Tajimi-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 106,732 (2020 census), area 91.25 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gifu 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

多治見市

Reading

Tajimi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

106,732 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 110,441

Area

91.25 km²

Density

1,170 people per km²

Households

42,656

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

1,965 (1.8%)

Code

21204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tajimi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Tajimi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toki City土岐市
• Kani City可児市
• Seto City瀬戸市(Aichi)
• Kasugai City春日井市(Aichi)
• Inuyama City犬山市(Aichi)

Questions about Tajimi

Is Tajimi a city or a prefecture?

Tajimi (多治見市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tajimi?

Tajimi is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Tajimi?

106,732 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 110,441 in 2015. The area is 91.25 km², which is 1,170 people per km². 42,656 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tajimi?

Five: Toki City (土岐市), Kani City (可児市), Seto City (瀬戸市) in Aichi, Kasugai City (春日井市) in Aichi, and Inuyama City (犬山市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tajimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tajimi written in Japanese?

多治見市, read Tajimi-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 Tajimi begin?

岐阜県多治見市… (Gifu-ken, Tajimi-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.