Takasaki高崎市

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

Takasaki (高崎市, Takasaki-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 372,973 (2020 census), area 459.16 km². Borders 12 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gunma 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

高崎市

Reading

Takasaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

372,973 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 370,884

Area

459.16 km²

Density

812 people per km²

Households

160,981

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

5,759 (1.5%)

Code

10202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

12 places share a land border with Takasaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Maebashi City前橋市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Fujioka City藤岡市
• Tomioka City富岡市
• Annaka City安中市
• Shinto Village榛東村
• Kanra Town甘楽町
• Naganohara Town長野原町
• Higashiagatsuma Town東吾妻町
• Tamamura Town玉村町
• Kamisato Town上里町(Saitama)
• Karuizawa Town軽井沢町(Nagano)

Questions about Takasaki

Is Takasaki a city or a prefecture?

Takasaki (高崎市) is a city (市, shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Takasaki?

Takasaki is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Takasaki?

372,973 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 370,884 in 2015. The area is 459.16 km², which is 812 people per km². 160,981 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takasaki?

12: Maebashi City (前橋市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), Fujioka City (藤岡市), Tomioka City (富岡市), Annaka City (安中市), Shinto Village (榛東村), Kanra Town (甘楽町), Naganohara Town (長野原町), Higashiagatsuma Town (東吾妻町), Tamamura Town (玉村町), Kamisato Town (上里町) in Saitama, and Karuizawa Town (軽井沢町) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takasaki written in Japanese?

高崎市, read Takasaki-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 Takasaki begin?

群馬県高崎市… (Gunma-ken, Takasaki-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.