Bungotakada豊後高田市

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

Bungotakada (豊後高田市, Bungotakada-shi) is a city in Ōita Prefecture. Population 22,112 (2020 census), area 206.24 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ōita 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

豊後高田市

Reading

Bungotakada-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

22,112 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.2% from 22,853

Area

206.24 km²

Density

107 people per km²

Households

9,584

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

623 (2.8%)

Code

44209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.bungotakada.oita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kitsuki City杵築市
• Usa City宇佐市
• Kunisaki City国東市

Questions about Bungotakada

Is Bungotakada a city or a prefecture?

Bungotakada (豊後高田市) is a city (市, shi) in Ōita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Bungotakada?

Bungotakada is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), 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 Bungotakada?

22,112 at the 2020 census, down 3.2% from 22,853 in 2015. The area is 206.24 km², which is 107 people per km². 9,584 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bungotakada?

Three: Kitsuki City (杵築市), Usa City (宇佐市), and Kunisaki City (国東市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bungotakada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bungotakada written in Japanese?

豊後高田市, read Bungotakada-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 Bungotakada begin?

大分県豊後高田市… (Ōita-ken, Bungotakada-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.