Tsuru都留市

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

Tsuru (都留市, Tsuru-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 31,016 (2020 census), area 161.63 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi 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

都留市

Reading

Tsuru-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

31,016 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 32,002

Area

161.63 km²

Density

192 people per km²

Households

14,044

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

28.6%

Foreign residents

546 (1.8%)

Code

19204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tsuru.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fujiyoshida City富士吉田市
• Otsuki City大月市
• Uenohara City上野原市
• Doshi Village道志村
• Nishikatsura Town西桂町
• Oshino Village忍野村
• Yamanakako Village山中湖村
• Fujikawaguchiko Town富士河口湖町

Questions about Tsuru

Is Tsuru a city or a prefecture?

Tsuru (都留市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Tsuru?

Tsuru is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), 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 Tsuru?

31,016 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 32,002 in 2015. The area is 161.63 km², which is 192 people per km². 14,044 households. 28.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsuru?

Eight: Fujiyoshida City (富士吉田市), Otsuki City (大月市), Uenohara City (上野原市), Doshi Village (道志村), Nishikatsura Town (西桂町), Oshino Village (忍野村), Yamanakako Village (山中湖村), and Fujikawaguchiko Town (富士河口湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsuru in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsuru written in Japanese?

都留市, read Tsuru-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 Tsuru begin?

山梨県都留市… (Yamanashi-ken, Tsuru-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.