Koka甲賀市

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

Koka (甲賀市, Koka-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 88,358 (2020 census), area 481.62 km². Borders 14 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shiga 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

甲賀市

Reading

Koka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

88,358 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 90,901

Area

481.62 km²

Density

183 people per km²

Households

33,641

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

3,629 (4.1%)

Code

25209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.koka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

14 places share a land border with Koka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yokkaichi City四日市市(Mie)
• Suzuka City鈴鹿市(Mie)
• Kameyama City亀山市(Mie)
• Iga City伊賀市(Mie)
• Komono Town菰野町(Mie)
• Otsu City大津市
• Ritto City栗東市
• Konan City湖南市
• Higashiomi City東近江市
• Hino Town日野町
• Ryuo Town竜王町
• Ujitawara Town宇治田原町(Kyoto)
• Wazuka Town和束町(Kyoto)
• Minamiyamashiro Village南山城村(Kyoto)

Questions about Koka

Is Koka a city or a prefecture?

Koka (甲賀市) is a city (市, shi) in Shiga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Koka?

Koka is in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Koka?

88,358 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 90,901 in 2015. The area is 481.62 km², which is 183 people per km². 33,641 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Koka?

14: Yokkaichi City (四日市市) in Mie, Suzuka City (鈴鹿市) in Mie, Kameyama City (亀山市) in Mie, Iga City (伊賀市) in Mie, Komono Town (菰野町) in Mie, Otsu City (大津市), Ritto City (栗東市), Konan City (湖南市), Higashiomi City (東近江市), Hino Town (日野町), Ryuo Town (竜王町), Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町) in Kyoto, Wazuka Town (和束町) in Kyoto, and Minamiyamashiro Village (南山城村) in Kyoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Koka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Koka written in Japanese?

甲賀市, read Koka-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 Koka begin?

滋賀県甲賀市… (Shiga-ken, Koka-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.