Zushi逗子市

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

Zushi (逗子市, Zushi-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 57,060 (2020 census), area 17.28 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

逗子市

Reading

Zushi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

57,060 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 57,425

Area

17.28 km²

Density

3,302 people per km²

Households

24,869

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

32.5%

Foreign residents

540 (0.9%)

Code

14208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.zushi.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanazawa Ward金沢区(Yokohama)
• Yokosuka City横須賀市
• Kamakura City鎌倉市
• Hayama Town葉山町

Questions about Zushi

Is Zushi a city or a prefecture?

Zushi (逗子市) 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 Zushi?

Zushi 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 Zushi?

57,060 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 57,425 in 2015. The area is 17.28 km², which is 3,302 people per km². 24,869 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Zushi?

Four: Kanazawa Ward (金沢区) of Yokohama, Yokosuka City (横須賀市), Kamakura City (鎌倉市), and Hayama Town (葉山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Zushi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Zushi written in Japanese?

逗子市, read Zushi-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 Zushi begin?

神奈川県逗子市… (Kanagawa-ken, Zushi-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.