Settsu摂津市

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

Settsu (摂津市, Settsu-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 87,456 (2020 census), area 14.87 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Osaka 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

摂津市

Reading

Settsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

87,456 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.9% from 85,007

Area

14.87 km²

Density

5,881 people per km²

Households

40,243

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

26.0%

Foreign residents

1,568 (1.8%)

Code

27224 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.settsu.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Settsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashiyodogawa Ward東淀川区(Osaka)
• Suita City吹田市
• Takatsuki City高槻市
• Moriguchi City守口市
• Ibaraki City茨木市
• Neyagawa City寝屋川市

Questions about Settsu

Is Settsu a city or a prefecture?

Settsu (摂津市) is a city (市, shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Settsu?

Settsu is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Settsu?

87,456 at the 2020 census, up 2.9% from 85,007 in 2015. The area is 14.87 km², which is 5,881 people per km². 40,243 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Settsu?

Six: Higashiyodogawa Ward (東淀川区) of Osaka, Suita City (吹田市), Takatsuki City (高槻市), Moriguchi City (守口市), Ibaraki City (茨木市), and Neyagawa City (寝屋川市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Settsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Settsu written in Japanese?

摂津市, read Settsu-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 Settsu begin?

大阪府摂津市… (Ōsaka-fu, Settsu-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.