Kosai湖西市

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

Kosai (湖西市, Kosai-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 57,885 (2020 census), area 86.56 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka 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

湖西市

Reading

Kosai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

57,885 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.2% from 59,789

Area

86.56 km²

Density

669 people per km²

Households

23,005

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

27.9%

Foreign residents

3,301 (5.7%)

Code

22221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kosai.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区(Hamamatsu)
• Hamana Ward浜名区(Hamamatsu)
• Toyohashi City豊橋市(Aichi)

Questions about Kosai

Is Kosai a city or a prefecture?

Kosai (湖西市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kosai?

Kosai is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kosai?

57,885 at the 2020 census, down 3.2% from 59,789 in 2015. The area is 86.56 km², which is 669 people per km². 23,005 households. 27.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kosai?

Three: Chuo Ward (中央区) of Hamamatsu, Hamana Ward (浜名区) of Hamamatsu, and Toyohashi City (豊橋市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kosai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kosai written in Japanese?

湖西市, read Kosai-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 Kosai begin?

静岡県湖西市… (Shizuoka-ken, Kosai-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.