Tamana玉名市

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

Tamana (玉名市, Tamana-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 64,292 (2020 census), area 152.6 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kumamoto 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

玉名市

Reading

Tamana-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

64,292 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 66,782

Area

152.6 km²

Density

421 people per km²

Households

25,278

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

871 (1.4%)

Code

43206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tamana.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Tamana. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Kumamoto)
• Arao City荒尾市
• Gyokuto Town玉東町
• Nankan Town南関町
• Nagasu Town長洲町
• Nagomi Town和水町

Questions about Tamana

Is Tamana a city or a prefecture?

Tamana (玉名市) is a city (市, shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tamana?

Tamana is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Tamana?

64,292 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 66,782 in 2015. The area is 152.6 km², which is 421 people per km². 25,278 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tamana?

Six: Nishi Ward (西区) of Kumamoto, Arao City (荒尾市), Gyokuto Town (玉東町), Nankan Town (南関町), Nagasu Town (長洲町), and Nagomi Town (和水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamana in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tamana written in Japanese?

玉名市, read Tamana-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 Tamana begin?

熊本県玉名市… (Kumamoto-ken, Tamana-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.