Takaoka高岡市

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

Takaoka (高岡市, Takaoka-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 166,393 (2020 census), area 209.57 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Toyama 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

高岡市

Reading

Takaoka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

166,393 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 172,125

Area

209.57 km²

Density

794 people per km²

Households

65,586

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

3,340 (2.0%)

Code

16202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Takaoka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Himi City氷見市
• Tonami City砺波市
• Oyabe City小矢部市
• Imizu City射水市
• Tsubata Town津幡町(Ishikawa)
• Hodatsushimizu Town宝達志水町(Ishikawa)

Questions about Takaoka

Is Takaoka a city or a prefecture?

Takaoka (高岡市) is a city (市, shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Takaoka?

Takaoka is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), 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 Takaoka?

166,393 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 172,125 in 2015. The area is 209.57 km², which is 794 people per km². 65,586 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takaoka?

Six: Himi City (氷見市), Tonami City (砺波市), Oyabe City (小矢部市), Imizu City (射水市), Tsubata Town (津幡町) in Ishikawa, and Hodatsushimizu Town (宝達志水町) in Ishikawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takaoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takaoka written in Japanese?

高岡市, read Takaoka-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 Takaoka begin?

富山県高岡市… (Toyama-ken, Takaoka-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.