Takizawa滝沢市

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

Takizawa (滝沢市, Takizawa-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 55,579 (2020 census), area 182.46 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Iwate 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

滝沢市

Reading

Takizawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

55,579 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.2% from 55,463

Area

182.46 km²

Density

305 people per km²

Households

21,709

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

25.5%

Foreign residents

256 (0.5%)

Code

03216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.takizawa.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Takizawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Hachimantai City八幡平市
• Shizukuishi Town雫石町

Questions about Takizawa

Is Takizawa a city or a prefecture?

Takizawa (滝沢市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Takizawa?

Takizawa is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Takizawa?

55,579 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 55,463 in 2015. The area is 182.46 km², which is 305 people per km². 21,709 households. 25.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takizawa?

Three: Morioka City (盛岡市), Hachimantai City (八幡平市), and Shizukuishi Town (雫石町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takizawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takizawa written in Japanese?

滝沢市, read Takizawa-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 Takizawa begin?

岩手県滝沢市… (Iwate-ken, Takizawa-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.