Susaki須崎市
Susaki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Susaki (須崎市, Susaki-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 20,590 (2020 census), area 135.34 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 須崎市
- Reading
- Susaki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kōchi 高知県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 20,590 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.9% from 22,606
- Area
- 135.34 km²
- Density
- 152 people per km²
- Households
- 8,710
- Under 15
- 9.4%
- 65 and over
- 40.7%
- Foreign residents
- 392 (1.9%)
- Code
- 39206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.susaki.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Susaki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Susaki
- Is Susaki a city or a prefecture?
- Susaki (須崎市) is a city (市, shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Susaki?
- Susaki is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), 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 Susaki?
- 20,590 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 22,606 in 2015. The area is 135.34 km², which is 152 people per km². 8,710 households. 40.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Susaki?
- Four: Tosa City (土佐市), Nakatosa Town (中土佐町), Sakawa Town (佐川町), and Tsuno Town (津野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Susaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Susaki written in Japanese?
- 須崎市, read Susaki-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 Susaki begin?
- 高知県須崎市… (Kōchi-ken, Susaki-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.