Tsurugashima鶴ヶ島市

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

Tsurugashima (鶴ヶ島市, Tsurugashima-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 70,117 (2020 census), area 17.65 km². Borders 3 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

鶴ヶ島市

Reading

Tsurugashima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

70,117 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.2% from 70,255

Area

17.65 km²

Density

3,973 people per km²

Households

30,537

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

1,386 (2.0%)

Code

11241 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tsurugashima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tsurugashima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Hidaka City日高市

Questions about Tsurugashima

Is Tsurugashima a city or a prefecture?

Tsurugashima (鶴ヶ島市) 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 Tsurugashima?

Tsurugashima 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 Tsurugashima?

70,117 at the 2020 census, down 0.2% from 70,255 in 2015. The area is 17.65 km², which is 3,973 people per km². 30,537 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsurugashima?

Three: Kawagoe City (川越市), Sakado City (坂戸市), and Hidaka City (日高市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsurugashima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsurugashima written in Japanese?

鶴ヶ島市, read Tsurugashima-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 Tsurugashima begin?

埼玉県鶴ヶ島市… (Saitama-ken, Tsurugashima-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.