Tama多摩市
Tama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Tama (多摩市, Tama-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 146,951 (2020 census), area 21.01 km². Borders 6 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 多摩市
- Reading
- Tama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Tokyo 東京都
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 146,951 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.2% from 146,631
- Area
- 21.01 km²
- Density
- 6,994 people per km²
- Households
- 68,415
- Under 15
- 11.3%
- 65 and over
- 29.0%
- Foreign residents
- 2,396 (1.6%)
- Code
- 13224 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.tama.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Tama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Tama
- Is Tama a city or a prefecture?
- Tama (多摩市) 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 Tama?
- Tama 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 Tama?
- 146,951 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 146,631 in 2015. The area is 21.01 km², which is 6,994 people per km². 68,415 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Tama?
- Six: Hachiōji City (八王子市), Fuchu City (府中市), Machida City (町田市), Hino City (日野市), Inagi City (稲城市), and Asao Ward (麻生区) of Kawasaki in Kanagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Tama written in Japanese?
- 多摩市, read Tama-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 Tama begin?
- 東京都多摩市… (Tōkyō-to, Tama-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.