Kanzaki神埼市

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

Kanzaki (神埼市, Kanzaki-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture. Population 31,022 (2020 census), area 125.13 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saga 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

神埼市

Reading

Kanzaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

31,022 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.6% from 31,842

Area

125.13 km²

Density

248 people per km²

Households

11,452

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

217 (0.7%)

Code

41210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kanzaki.saga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sawara Ward早良区(Fukuoka)
• Kurume City久留米市(Fukuoka)
• Okawa City大川市(Fukuoka)
• Saga City佐賀市
• Yoshinogari Town吉野ヶ里町
• Miyaki Townみやき町

Questions about Kanzaki

Is Kanzaki a city or a prefecture?

Kanzaki (神埼市) is a city (市, shi) in Saga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kanzaki?

Kanzaki is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), 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 Kanzaki?

31,022 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 31,842 in 2015. The area is 125.13 km², which is 248 people per km². 11,452 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanzaki?

Six: Sawara Ward (早良区) of Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Kurume City (久留米市) in Fukuoka, Okawa City (大川市) in Fukuoka, Saga City (佐賀市), Yoshinogari Town (吉野ヶ里町), and Miyaki Town (みやき町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanzaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanzaki written in Japanese?

神埼市, read Kanzaki-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 Kanzaki begin?

佐賀県神埼市… (Saga-ken, Kanzaki-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.