Matsue松江市
Matsue-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Matsue (松江市, Matsue-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 203,616 (2020 census), area 572.99 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
- 松江市
- Reading
- Matsue-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shimane 島根県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 203,616 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.3% from 206,230
- Area
- 572.99 km²
- Density
- 355 people per km²
- Households
- 85,593
- Under 15
- 12.8%
- 65 and over
- 29.7%
- Foreign residents
- 1,508 (0.7%)
- Code
- 32201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.matsue.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Matsue. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Matsue
- Is Matsue a city or a prefecture?
- Matsue (松江市) 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 Matsue?
- Matsue 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 Matsue?
- 203,616 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 206,230 in 2015. The area is 572.99 km², which is 355 people per km². 85,593 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Matsue?
- Four: Sakaiminato City (境港市) in Tottori, Izumo City (出雲市), Yasugi City (安来市), and Unnan City (雲南市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsue in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Matsue written in Japanese?
- 松江市, read Matsue-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 Matsue begin?
- 島根県松江市… (Shimane-ken, Matsue-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.