Tosa土佐市
Tosa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Tosa (土佐市, Tosa-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 25,732 (2020 census), area 91.5 km². Borders 5 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
- 土佐市
- Reading
- Tosa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kōchi 高知県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 25,732 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.8% from 27,038
- Area
- 91.5 km²
- Density
- 281 people per km²
- Households
- 10,196
- Under 15
- 11.1%
- 65 and over
- 36.9%
- Foreign residents
- 365 (1.4%)
- Code
- 39205 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.tosa.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Tosa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Tosa
- Is Tosa a city or a prefecture?
- Tosa (土佐市) 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 Tosa?
- Tosa 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 Tosa?
- 25,732 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 27,038 in 2015. The area is 91.5 km², which is 281 people per km². 10,196 households. 36.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Tosa?
- Five: Kochi City (高知市), Susaki City (須崎市), Ino Town (いの町), Sakawa Town (佐川町), and Hidaka Village (日高村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tosa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Tosa written in Japanese?
- 土佐市, read Tosa-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 Tosa begin?
- 高知県土佐市… (Kōchi-ken, Tosa-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.