Takasago高砂市

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

Takasago (高砂市, Takasago-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 87,722 (2020 census), area 34.38 km². Borders 2 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hyōgo 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

高砂市

Reading

Takasago-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

87,722 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.6% from 91,030

Area

34.38 km²

Density

2,552 people per km²

Households

36,712

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

29.4%

Foreign residents

1,184 (1.3%)

Code

28216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.takasago.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Takasago. Borders across water are not counted.

• Himeji City姫路市
• Kakogawa City加古川市

Questions about Takasago

Is Takasago a city or a prefecture?

Takasago (高砂市) is a city (市, shi) in Hyōgo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Takasago?

Takasago is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Takasago?

87,722 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 91,030 in 2015. The area is 34.38 km², which is 2,552 people per km². 36,712 households. 29.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takasago?

Two: Himeji City (姫路市) and Kakogawa City (加古川市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takasago in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takasago written in Japanese?

高砂市, read Takasago-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 Takasago begin?

兵庫県高砂市… (Hyōgo-ken, Takasago-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.