Matsura松浦市

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

Matsura (松浦市, Matsura-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 21,271 (2020 census), area 130.55 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagasaki 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
松浦市
Reading
Matsura-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Nagasaki 長崎県
Region
Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Population
21,271 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-8.7% from 23,309
Area
130.55 km²
Density
163 people per km²
Households
8,789
Under 15
12.2%
65 and over
37.3%
Foreign residents
240 (1.1%)
Code
42208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city-matsuura.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Matsura. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Matsura

Is Matsura a city or a prefecture?
Matsura (松浦市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagasaki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Matsura?
Matsura is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), 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 Matsura?
21,271 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 23,309 in 2015. The area is 130.55 km², which is 163 people per km². 8,789 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Matsura?
Three: Imari City (伊万里市) in Saga, Sasebo City (佐世保市), and Hirado City (平戸市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Matsura written in Japanese?
松浦市, read Matsura-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 Matsura begin?
長崎県松浦市… (Nagasaki-ken, Matsura-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.