Tokushima徳島市

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

Tokushima (徳島市, Tokushima-shi) is a city in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 252,391 (2020 census), area 191.39 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokushima 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

徳島市

Reading

Tokushima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

252,391 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.4% from 258,554

Area

191.39 km²

Density

1,319 people per km²

Households

119,509

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

30.7%

Foreign residents

2,049 (0.8%)

Code

36201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Tokushima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Komatsushima City小松島市
• Katsura Town勝浦町
• Sanagochi Village佐那河内村
• Ishii Town石井町
• Kamiyama Town神山町
• Matsushige Town松茂町
• Kitajima Town北島町
• Aizumi Town藍住町

Questions about Tokushima

Is Tokushima a city or a prefecture?

Tokushima (徳島市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Tokushima?

Tokushima is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tokushima?

252,391 at the 2020 census, down 2.4% from 258,554 in 2015. The area is 191.39 km², which is 1,319 people per km². 119,509 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokushima?

Eight: Komatsushima City (小松島市), Katsura Town (勝浦町), Sanagochi Village (佐那河内村), Ishii Town (石井町), Kamiyama Town (神山町), Matsushige Town (松茂町), Kitajima Town (北島町), and Aizumi Town (藍住町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokushima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokushima written in Japanese?

徳島市, read Tokushima-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 Tokushima begin?

徳島県徳島市… (Tokushima-ken, Tokushima-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.