Takeo武雄市

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

Takeo (武雄市, Takeo-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture. Population 47,914 (2020 census), area 195.4 km². Borders 8 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
武雄市
Reading
Takeo-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Saga 佐賀県
Region
Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Population
47,914 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-2.3% from 49,062
Area
195.4 km²
Density
245 people per km²
Households
17,624
Under 15
13.7%
65 and over
31.6%
Foreign residents
222 (0.5%)
Code
41206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.takeo.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Takeo. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Takeo

Is Takeo a city or a prefecture?
Takeo (武雄市) 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 Takeo?
Takeo 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 Takeo?
47,914 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 49,062 in 2015. The area is 195.4 km², which is 245 people per km². 17,624 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Takeo?
Eight: Karatsu City (唐津市), Taku City (多久市), Imari City (伊万里市), Ureshino City (嬉野市), Arita Town (有田町), Omachi Town (大町町), Shiroishi Town (白石町), and Hasami Town (波佐見町) in Nagasaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takeo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Takeo written in Japanese?
武雄市, read Takeo-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 Takeo begin?
佐賀県武雄市… (Saga-ken, Takeo-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.