Tsuyama津山市

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

Tsuyama (津山市, Tsuyama-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 99,937 (2020 census), area 506.33 km². Borders 7 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

津山市

Reading

Tsuyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

99,937 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 103,746

Area

506.33 km²

Density

197 people per km²

Households

41,213

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

30.8%

Foreign residents

936 (0.9%)

Code

33203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tsuyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Tsuyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tottori City鳥取市(Tottori)
• Chizu Town智頭町(Tottori)
• Maniwa City真庭市
• Kagamino Town鏡野町
• Shoo Town勝央町
• Nagi Town奈義町
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Tsuyama

Is Tsuyama a city or a prefecture?

Tsuyama (津山市) 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 Tsuyama?

Tsuyama 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 Tsuyama?

99,937 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 103,746 in 2015. The area is 506.33 km², which is 197 people per km². 41,213 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsuyama?

Seven: Tottori City (鳥取市) in Tottori, Chizu Town (智頭町) in Tottori, Maniwa City (真庭市), Kagamino Town (鏡野町), Shoo Town (勝央町), Nagi Town (奈義町), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsuyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsuyama written in Japanese?

津山市, read Tsuyama-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 Tsuyama begin?

岡山県津山市… (Okayama-ken, Tsuyama-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.