Tosa, Kōchi
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Tosa
土佐市 | |||||||||||||
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![]() Location of Tosa in Kōchi Prefecture | |||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Tosa Location in Japan | |||||||||||||
Coordinates: 33°30′N 133°26′E / 33.500°N 133.433°ECoordinates: 33°30′N 133°26′E / 33.500°N 133.433°E | |||||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||||
Region | Shikoku | ||||||||||||
Prefecture | Kōchi Prefecture | ||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
• Mayor | Yoshifumi Itahara (since October 2007) | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 91.59 km2 (35.36 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Population (1 February 2021) | |||||||||||||
• Total | 27,602 | ||||||||||||
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||||
City hall address | 2017-1 Kinoe, Takaoka-chō, Tosa-shi, Kōchi-ken 781-1192 | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
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Tosa (土佐市, Tosa-shi) is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the southern coast of the island of Shikoku. The city was founded on January 1, 1959. As of 1 February 2021, the city has an estimated population of 27‚602, with 12‚407 households[1] and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area is 91.59 km2.
The city of Tosa should not be confused with the historical Tosa Province, which covered all of modern-day Kōchi Prefecture.
Geography[]
Tosa is located in central Kōchi Prefecture, and faces the Shikoku Mountain Range to the north and Pacific Ocean to the south. The Niyodo River flows through the Takaoka Plain in the town, where rice is grown.
Surrounding municipalities[]
Sister cities[]
- Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, since July 15, 1978
Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil, since August 5, 1989
References[]
- ^ "Official website of Tosa City" (in Japanese). Japan: Tosa City. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External links[]
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- Tosa City official website (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Tosa, Kōchi at OpenStreetMap
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