Takamatsu高松市
Takamatsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Takamatsu (高松市, Takamatsu-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 417,496 (2020 census), area 375.42 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 高松市
- Reading
- Takamatsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kagawa 香川県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 417,496 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.8% from 420,748
- Area
- 375.42 km²
- Density
- 1,112 people per km²
- Households
- 187,511
- Under 15
- 12.6%
- 65 and over
- 28.7%
- Foreign residents
- 4,905 (1.2%)
- Code
- 37201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Takamatsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Takamatsu
- Is Takamatsu a city or a prefecture?
- Takamatsu (高松市) 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 Takamatsu?
- Takamatsu 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 Takamatsu?
- 417,496 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 420,748 in 2015. The area is 375.42 km², which is 1,112 people per km². 187,511 households. 28.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Takamatsu?
- Six: Mima City (美馬市) in Tokushima, Sakaide City (坂出市), Sanuki City (さぬき市), Miki Town (三木町), Ayagawa Town (綾川町), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takamatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Takamatsu written in Japanese?
- 高松市, read Takamatsu-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 Takamatsu begin?
- 香川県高松市… (Kagawa-ken, Takamatsu-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.