Suzuka鈴鹿市

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

Suzuka (鈴鹿市, Suzuka-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 195,670 (2020 census), area 194.46 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Mie 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
鈴鹿市
Reading
Suzuka-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Mie 三重県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
195,670 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-0.4% from 196,403
Area
194.46 km²
Density
1,006 people per km²
Households
82,158
Under 15
12.4%
65 and over
26.0%
Foreign residents
8,300 (4.2%)
Code
24207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.suzuka.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Suzuka

Is Suzuka a city or a prefecture?
Suzuka (鈴鹿市) is a city (市, shi) in Mie Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Suzuka?
Suzuka is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Suzuka?
195,670 at the 2020 census, down 0.4% from 196,403 in 2015. The area is 194.46 km², which is 1,006 people per km². 82,158 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Suzuka?
Four: Tsu City (津市), Yokkaichi City (四日市市), Kameyama City (亀山市), and Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Suzuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Suzuka written in Japanese?
鈴鹿市, read Suzuka-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 Suzuka begin?
三重県鈴鹿市… (Mie-ken, Suzuka-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.