Nakatsu中津市

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

Nakatsu (中津市, Nakatsu-shi) is a city in Ōita Prefecture. Population 82,863 (2020 census), area 491.44 km². Borders 9 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

中津市

Reading

Nakatsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

82,863 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 83,965

Area

491.44 km²

Density

169 people per km²

Households

37,571

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

30.4%

Foreign residents

1,580 (1.9%)

Code

44203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city-nakatsu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Nakatsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Buzen City豊前市(Fukuoka)
• Soeda Town添田町(Fukuoka)
• Miyako Townみやこ町(Fukuoka)
• Yoshitomi Town吉富町(Fukuoka)
• Koge Town上毛町(Fukuoka)
• Chikujo Town築上町(Fukuoka)
• Hita City日田市
• Usa City宇佐市
• Kusu Town玖珠町

Questions about Nakatsu

Is Nakatsu a city or a prefecture?

Nakatsu (中津市) 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 Nakatsu?

Nakatsu 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 Nakatsu?

82,863 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 83,965 in 2015. The area is 491.44 km², which is 169 people per km². 37,571 households. 30.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakatsu?

Nine: Buzen City (豊前市) in Fukuoka, Soeda Town (添田町) in Fukuoka, Miyako Town (みやこ町) in Fukuoka, Yoshitomi Town (吉富町) in Fukuoka, Koge Town (上毛町) in Fukuoka, Chikujo Town (築上町) in Fukuoka, Hita City (日田市), Usa City (宇佐市), and Kusu Town (玖珠町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakatsu written in Japanese?

中津市, read Nakatsu-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 Nakatsu begin?

大分県中津市… (Ōita-ken, Nakatsu-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.