Marugame丸亀市

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

Marugame (丸亀市, Marugame-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 109,513 (2020 census), area 111.83 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kagawa 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

丸亀市

Reading

Marugame-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

109,513 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 110,010

Area

111.83 km²

Density

979 people per km²

Households

45,721

Under 15

13.4%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

2,072 (1.9%)

Code

37202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.marugame.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Marugame. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sakaide City坂出市
• Zentsuji City善通寺市
• Utazu Town宇多津町
• Ayagawa Town綾川町
• Tadotsu Town多度津町
• Manno Townまんのう町

Questions about Marugame

Is Marugame a city or a prefecture?

Marugame (丸亀市) is a city (市, shi) in Kagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Marugame?

Marugame is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Marugame?

109,513 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 110,010 in 2015. The area is 111.83 km², which is 979 people per km². 45,721 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Marugame?

Six: Sakaide City (坂出市), Zentsuji City (善通寺市), Utazu Town (宇多津町), Ayagawa Town (綾川町), Tadotsu Town (多度津町), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Marugame in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Marugame written in Japanese?

丸亀市, read Marugame-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 Marugame begin?

香川県丸亀市… (Kagawa-ken, Marugame-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.