Tamano玉野市

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

Tamano (玉野市, Tamano-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 56,531 (2020 census), area 103.58 km². Borders 2 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Okayama 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
玉野市
Reading
Tamano-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Okayama 岡山県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
56,531 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.9% from 60,736
Area
103.58 km²
Density
546 people per km²
Households
24,090
Under 15
9.9%
65 and over
38.7%
Foreign residents
671 (1.2%)
Code
33204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.tamano.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Tamano. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Tamano

Is Tamano a city or a prefecture?
Tamano (玉野市) is a city (市, shi) in Okayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Tamano?
Tamano is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Tamano?
56,531 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 60,736 in 2015. The area is 103.58 km², which is 546 people per km². 24,090 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Tamano?
Two: Minami Ward (南区) of Okayama and Kurashiki City (倉敷市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Tamano written in Japanese?
玉野市, read Tamano-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 Tamano begin?
岡山県玉野市… (Okayama-ken, Tamano-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.