Tokorozawa所沢市

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

Tokorozawa (所沢市, Tokorozawa-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 342,464 (2020 census), area 72.11 km². Borders 10 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama 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

所沢市

Reading

Tokorozawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

342,464 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 340,386

Area

72.11 km²

Density

4,749 people per km²

Households

152,652

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

5,773 (1.7%)

Code

11208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Tokorozawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Sayama City狭山市
• Iruma City入間市
• Niiza City新座市
• Miyoshi Town三芳町
• Higashimurayama City東村山市(Tokyo)
• Higashiyamato City東大和市(Tokyo)
• Kiyose City清瀬市(Tokyo)
• Musashimurayama City武蔵村山市(Tokyo)
• Mizuho Town瑞穂町(Tokyo)

Questions about Tokorozawa

Is Tokorozawa a city or a prefecture?

Tokorozawa (所沢市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tokorozawa?

Tokorozawa is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tokorozawa?

342,464 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 340,386 in 2015. The area is 72.11 km², which is 4,749 people per km². 152,652 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokorozawa?

10: Kawagoe City (川越市), Sayama City (狭山市), Iruma City (入間市), Niiza City (新座市), Miyoshi Town (三芳町), Higashimurayama City (東村山市) in Tokyo, Higashiyamato City (東大和市) in Tokyo, Kiyose City (清瀬市) in Tokyo, Musashimurayama City (武蔵村山市) in Tokyo, and Mizuho Town (瑞穂町) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokorozawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokorozawa written in Japanese?

所沢市, read Tokorozawa-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 Tokorozawa begin?

埼玉県所沢市… (Saitama-ken, Tokorozawa-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.