Gotsu江津市
Gotsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Gotsu (江津市, Gotsu-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 22,959 (2020 census), area 268.24 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Shimane Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 江津市
- Reading
- Gotsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shimane 島根県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 22,959 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -6.2% from 24,468
- Area
- 268.24 km²
- Density
- 86 people per km²
- Households
- 9,953
- Under 15
- 10.5%
- 65 and over
- 39.3%
- Foreign residents
- 286 (1.2%)
- Code
- 32207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.gotsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Gotsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Gotsu
- Is Gotsu a city or a prefecture?
- Gotsu (江津市) is a city (市, shi) in Shimane Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Gotsu?
- Gotsu is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Gotsu?
- 22,959 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 24,468 in 2015. The area is 268.24 km², which is 86 people per km². 9,953 households. 39.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Gotsu?
- Four: Hamada City (浜田市), Oda City (大田市), Kawamoto Town (川本町), and Onan Town (邑南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gotsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Gotsu written in Japanese?
- 江津市, read Gotsu-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 Gotsu begin?
- 島根県江津市… (Shimane-ken, Gotsu-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.