Karatsu唐津市

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

Karatsu (唐津市, Karatsu-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture. Population 117,373 (2020 census), area 487.6 km². Borders 7 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

唐津市

Reading

Karatsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

117,373 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 122,785

Area

487.6 km²

Density

241 people per km²

Households

44,192

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

743 (0.6%)

Code

41202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.karatsu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Itoshima City糸島市(Fukuoka)
• Saga City佐賀市
• Taku City多久市
• Imari City伊万里市
• Takeo City武雄市
• Ogi City小城市
• Genkai Town玄海町

Questions about Karatsu

Is Karatsu a city or a prefecture?

Karatsu (唐津市) 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 Karatsu?

Karatsu 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 Karatsu?

117,373 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 122,785 in 2015. The area is 487.6 km², which is 241 people per km². 44,192 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Karatsu?

Seven: Itoshima City (糸島市) in Fukuoka, Saga City (佐賀市), Taku City (多久市), Imari City (伊万里市), Takeo City (武雄市), Ogi City (小城市), and Genkai Town (玄海町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Karatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Karatsu written in Japanese?

唐津市, read Karatsu-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 Karatsu begin?

佐賀県唐津市… (Saga-ken, Karatsu-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.