Otsu大津市
Otsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Otsu (大津市, Otsu-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 345,070 (2020 census), area 464.51 km². Borders 12 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 大津市
- Reading
- Otsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shiga 滋賀県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 345,070 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +1.2% from 340,973
- Area
- 464.51 km²
- Density
- 743 people per km²
- Households
- 146,088
- Under 15
- 13.2%
- 65 and over
- 27.0%
- Foreign residents
- 5,008 (1.5%)
- Code
- 25201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.otsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
12 places share a land border with Otsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Otsu
- Is Otsu a city or a prefecture?
- Otsu (大津市) 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 Otsu?
- Otsu 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 Otsu?
- 345,070 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 340,973 in 2015. The area is 464.51 km², which is 743 people per km². 146,088 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Otsu?
- 12: Omihachiman City (近江八幡市), Kusatsu City (草津市), Moriyama City (守山市), Ritto City (栗東市), Koka City (甲賀市), Yasu City (野洲市), Takashima City (高島市), Sakyo Ward (左京区) of Kyoto in Kyoto, Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto in Kyoto, Yamashina Ward (山科区) of Kyoto in Kyoto, Uji City (宇治市) in Kyoto, and Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町) in Kyoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Otsu written in Japanese?
- 大津市, read Otsu-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 Otsu begin?
- 滋賀県大津市… (Shiga-ken, Otsu-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.