Kusatsu草津市

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

Kusatsu (草津市, Kusatsu-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 143,913 (2020 census), area 67.82 km². Borders 3 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

草津市

Reading

Kusatsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

143,913 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.9% from 137,247

Area

67.82 km²

Density

2,122 people per km²

Households

66,944

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

21.6%

Foreign residents

3,298 (2.3%)

Code

25206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kusatsu.shiga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Otsu City大津市
• Moriyama City守山市
• Ritto City栗東市

Questions about Kusatsu

Is Kusatsu a city or a prefecture?

Kusatsu (草津市) 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 Kusatsu?

Kusatsu 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 Kusatsu?

143,913 at the 2020 census, up 4.9% from 137,247 in 2015. The area is 67.82 km², which is 2,122 people per km². 66,944 households. 21.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kusatsu?

Three: Otsu City (大津市), Moriyama City (守山市), and Ritto City (栗東市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kusatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kusatsu written in Japanese?

草津市, read Kusatsu-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 Kusatsu begin?

滋賀県草津市… (Shiga-ken, Kusatsu-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.