Yokosuka横須賀市

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

Yokosuka (横須賀市, Yokosuka-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 388,078 (2020 census), area 100.82 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa 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

横須賀市

Reading

Yokosuka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

388,078 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 406,586

Area

100.82 km²

Density

3,849 people per km²

Households

165,473

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

5,186 (1.3%)

Code

14201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanazawa Ward金沢区(Yokohama)
• Zushi City逗子市
• Miura City三浦市
• Hayama Town葉山町

Questions about Yokosuka

Is Yokosuka a city or a prefecture?

Yokosuka (横須賀市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yokosuka?

Yokosuka is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yokosuka?

388,078 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 406,586 in 2015. The area is 100.82 km², which is 3,849 people per km². 165,473 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokosuka?

Four: Kanazawa Ward (金沢区) of Yokohama, Zushi City (逗子市), Miura City (三浦市), and Hayama Town (葉山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokosuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokosuka written in Japanese?

横須賀市, read Yokosuka-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 Yokosuka begin?

神奈川県横須賀市… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokosuka-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.