Sanukiさぬき市

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

Sanuki (さぬき市, Sanuki-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 47,003 (2020 census), area 158.63 km². Borders 4 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

さぬき市

Reading

Sanuki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

47,003 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.5% from 50,272

Area

158.63 km²

Density

296 people per km²

Households

19,445

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

430 (0.9%)

Code

37206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sanuki.kagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Sanuki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mima City美馬市(Tokushima)
• Takamatsu City高松市
• Higashikagawa City東かがわ市
• Miki Town三木町

Questions about Sanuki

Is Sanuki a city or a prefecture?

Sanuki (さぬき市) 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 Sanuki?

Sanuki 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 Sanuki?

47,003 at the 2020 census, down 6.5% from 50,272 in 2015. The area is 158.63 km², which is 296 people per km². 19,445 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sanuki?

Four: Mima City (美馬市) in Tokushima, Takamatsu City (高松市), Higashikagawa City (東かがわ市), and Miki Town (三木町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sanuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sanuki written in Japanese?

さぬき市, read Sanuki-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 Sanuki begin?

香川県さぬき市… (Kagawa-ken, Sanuki-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.