Tarumizu垂水市

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

Tarumizu (垂水市, Tarumizu-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 13,819 (2020 census), area 162.12 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kagoshima 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

垂水市

Reading

Tarumizu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,819 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 15,520

Area

162.12 km²

Density

85 people per km²

Households

6,560

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

265 (1.9%)

Code

46214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tarumizu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kagoshima City鹿児島市
• Kanoya City鹿屋市
• Kirishima City霧島市

Questions about Tarumizu

Is Tarumizu a city or a prefecture?

Tarumizu (垂水市) is a city (市, shi) in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tarumizu?

Tarumizu is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tarumizu?

13,819 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 15,520 in 2015. The area is 162.12 km², which is 85 people per km². 6,560 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tarumizu?

Three: Kagoshima City (鹿児島市), Kanoya City (鹿屋市), and Kirishima City (霧島市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tarumizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tarumizu written in Japanese?

垂水市, read Tarumizu-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 Tarumizu begin?

鹿児島県垂水市… (Kagoshima-ken, Tarumizu-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.