Zentsuji善通寺市
Zentsuji-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Zentsuji (善通寺市, Zentsuji-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 31,631 (2020 census), area 39.93 km². Borders 5 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
- 善通寺市
- Reading
- Zentsuji-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kagawa 香川県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 31,631 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.9% from 32,927
- Area
- 39.93 km²
- Density
- 792 people per km²
- Households
- 13,145
- Under 15
- 12.2%
- 65 and over
- 30.7%
- Foreign residents
- 277 (0.9%)
- Code
- 37204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.zentsuji.kagawa.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Zentsuji. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Zentsuji
- Is Zentsuji a city or a prefecture?
- Zentsuji (善通寺市) 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 Zentsuji?
- Zentsuji 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 Zentsuji?
- 31,631 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 32,927 in 2015. The area is 39.93 km², which is 792 people per km². 13,145 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Zentsuji?
- Five: Marugame City (丸亀市), Mitoyo City (三豊市), Kotohira Town (琴平町), Tadotsu Town (多度津町), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Zentsuji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Zentsuji written in Japanese?
- 善通寺市, read Zentsuji-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 Zentsuji begin?
- 香川県善通寺市… (Kagawa-ken, Zentsuji-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.