Fussa福生市

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

Fussa (福生市, Fussa-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 56,414 (2020 census), area 10.16 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokyo 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

福生市

Reading

Fussa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

56,414 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 58,395

Area

10.16 km²

Density

5,553 people per km²

Households

28,148

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

3,756 (6.7%)

Code

13218 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fussa.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Fussa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hachiōji City八王子市
• Tachikawa City立川市
• Akishima City昭島市
• Musashimurayama City武蔵村山市
• Hamura City羽村市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市
• Mizuho Town瑞穂町

Questions about Fussa

Is Fussa a city or a prefecture?

Fussa (福生市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokyo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fussa?

Fussa is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fussa?

56,414 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 58,395 in 2015. The area is 10.16 km², which is 5,553 people per km². 28,148 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fussa?

Seven: Hachiōji City (八王子市), Tachikawa City (立川市), Akishima City (昭島市), Musashimurayama City (武蔵村山市), Hamura City (羽村市), Akiruno City (あきる野市), and Mizuho Town (瑞穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fussa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fussa written in Japanese?

福生市, read Fussa-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 Fussa begin?

東京都福生市… (Tōkyō-to, Fussa-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.