Kyotango京丹後市

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

Kyotango (京丹後市, Kyotango-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 50,860 (2020 census), area 501.44 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kyoto 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
京丹後市
Reading
Kyotango-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Kyoto 京都府
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
50,860 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-7.6% from 55,054
Area
501.44 km²
Density
101 people per km²
Households
20,138
Under 15
11.2%
65 and over
38.1%
Foreign residents
427 (0.8%)
Code
26212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kyotango.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Kyotango

Is Kyotango a city or a prefecture?
Kyotango (京丹後市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Kyotango?
Kyotango is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Kyotango?
50,860 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 55,054 in 2015. The area is 501.44 km², which is 101 people per km². 20,138 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kyotango?
Four: Miyazu City (宮津市), Ine Town (伊根町), Yosano Town (与謝野町), and Toyoka City (豊岡市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kyotango in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kyotango written in Japanese?
京丹後市, read Kyotango-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 Kyotango begin?
京都府京丹後市… (Kyōto-fu, Kyotango-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.