Takashima高島市
Takashima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Takashima (高島市, Takashima-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 46,377 (2020 census), area 693.05 km². Borders 11 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
- 高島市
- Reading
- Takashima-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shiga 滋賀県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 46,377 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.3% from 50,025
- Area
- 693.05 km²
- Density
- 67 people per km²
- Households
- 18,037
- Under 15
- 10.7%
- 65 and over
- 36.1%
- Foreign residents
- 479 (1.0%)
- Code
- 25212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.takashima.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
11 places share a land border with Takashima. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Takashima
- Is Takashima a city or a prefecture?
- Takashima (高島市) 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 Takashima?
- Takashima 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 Takashima?
- 46,377 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 50,025 in 2015. The area is 693.05 km², which is 67 people per km². 18,037 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Takashima?
- 11: Tsuruga City (敦賀市) in Fukui, Obama City (小浜市) in Fukui, Mihama Town (美浜町) in Fukui, Oi Town (おおい町) in Fukui, Wakasa Town (若狭町) in Fukui, Otsu City (大津市), Hikone City (彦根市), Nagahama City (長浜市), Omihachiman City (近江八幡市), Sakyo Ward (左京区) of Kyoto in Kyoto, and Nantan City (南丹市) in Kyoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takashima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Takashima written in Japanese?
- 高島市, read Takashima-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 Takashima begin?
- 滋賀県高島市… (Shiga-ken, Takashima-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.