Suzu珠洲市
Suzu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Suzu (珠洲市, Suzu-shi) is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 12,929 (2020 census), area 247.2 km². Borders 2 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Ishikawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 珠洲市
- Reading
- Suzu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Ishikawa 石川県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 12,929 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -11.6% from 14,625
- Area
- 247.2 km²
- Density
- 52 people per km²
- Households
- 5,517
- Under 15
- 7.2%
- 65 and over
- 51.6%
- Foreign residents
- 75 (0.6%)
- Code
- 17205 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.suzu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
2 places share a land border with Suzu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Suzu
- Is Suzu a city or a prefecture?
- Suzu (珠洲市) is a city (市, shi) in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Suzu?
- Suzu is in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), 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 Suzu?
- 12,929 at the 2020 census, down 11.6% from 14,625 in 2015. The area is 247.2 km², which is 52 people per km². 5,517 households. 51.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Suzu?
- Two: Wajima City (輪島市) and Noto Town (能登町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Suzu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Suzu written in Japanese?
- 珠洲市, read Suzu-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 Suzu begin?
- 石川県珠洲市… (Ishikawa-ken, Suzu-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.