Takayama高山市

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

Takayama (高山市, Takayama-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 84,419 (2020 census), area 2,177.61 km². Borders 10 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
高山市
Reading
Takayama-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Gifu 岐阜県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
84,419 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.3% from 89,182
Area
2,177.61 km²
Density
39 people per km²
Households
32,748
Under 15
12.5%
65 and over
33.4%
Foreign residents
709 (0.8%)
Code
21203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.takayama.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Takayama

Is Takayama a city or a prefecture?
Takayama (高山市) 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 Takayama?
Takayama 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 Takayama?
84,419 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 89,182 in 2015. The area is 2,177.61 km², which is 39 people per km². 32,748 households. 33.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Takayama?
10: Toyama City (富山市) in Toyama, Hakusan City (白山市) in Ishikawa, Ono City (大野市) in Fukui, Matsumoto City (松本市) in Nagano, Omachi City (大町市) in Nagano, Kiso Town (木曽町) in Nagano, Hida City (飛騨市), Gujo City (郡上市), Gero City (下呂市), and Shirakawa Village (白川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Takayama written in Japanese?
高山市, read Takayama-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 Takayama begin?
岐阜県高山市… (Gifu-ken, Takayama-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.