Tsushima対馬市

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

Tsushima (対馬市, Tsushima-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 28,502 (2020 census), area 707.42 km².

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

対馬市

Reading

Tsushima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

28,502 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 31,457

Area

707.42 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

12,681

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

154 (0.5%)

Code

42209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tsushima.nagasaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Tsushima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Tsushima

Is Tsushima a city or a prefecture?

Tsushima (対馬市) 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 Tsushima?

Tsushima 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 Tsushima?

28,502 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 31,457 in 2015. The area is 707.42 km², which is 40 people per km². 12,681 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsushima?

None. Tsushima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsushima written in Japanese?

対馬市, read Tsushima-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 Tsushima begin?

長崎県対馬市… (Nagasaki-ken, Tsushima-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.