Tagajo多賀城市

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

Tagajo (多賀城市, Tagajo-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 62,827 (2020 census), area 19.69 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Miyagi 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

多賀城市

Reading

Tagajo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

62,827 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.2% from 62,096

Area

19.69 km²

Density

3,191 people per km²

Households

26,347

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

25.1%

Foreign residents

398 (0.6%)

Code

04209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tagajo.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyagino Ward宮城野区(Sendai)
• Shiogama City塩竈市
• Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町
• Rifu Town利府町

Questions about Tagajo

Is Tagajo a city or a prefecture?

Tagajo (多賀城市) is a city (市, shi) in Miyagi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tagajo?

Tagajo is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tagajo?

62,827 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 62,096 in 2015. The area is 19.69 km², which is 3,191 people per km². 26,347 households. 25.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tagajo?

Four: Miyagino Ward (宮城野区) of Sendai, Shiogama City (塩竈市), Shichigahama Town (七ヶ浜町), and Rifu Town (利府町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tagajo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tagajo written in Japanese?

多賀城市, read Tagajo-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 Tagajo begin?

宮城県多賀城市… (Miyagi-ken, Tagajo-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.