Gotsu

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Gotsu

Total population

22,959

Coordinates35.01°, 132.22°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gōtsu is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of June 30, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 21,913 in 11196 households and a population density of 82 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 268.24 square kilometres (103.57 sq mi). It is the smallest and least populous city in Shimane Prefecture.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Masashi Tanaka

Japanese mangaka

T

Tsubasa Oya

Japanese association football player

Toshio Shimada

Japanese politician (1877–1947)

H

Hisahiko Irino

Japanese baseball player

A

Akira Yamada

actor

R

Ryūichi Oka

H

Hiro Hasegawa

Japanese Go player (1981-2002)

H

Hiroshi Takahashi

baseball player from Japan born in 1951

S

Shinjirō Sakamoto

Japanese composer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shimane

• Hamada
  11.1 mi away · pop. 54,592
• Ohnan
  14.7 mi away · pop. 11,101
• Kawamoto
  15.6 mi away · pop. 3,442
• Oda
  20.1 mi away · pop. 38,837
• Misato
  21.4 mi away · pop. 4,900
• Iinan
  27.9 mi away · pop. 5,031
• Masuda
  31.6 mi away · pop. 45,003
• Izumo
  38.9 mi away · pop. 172,775
• Un-nan
  42.9 mi away · pop. 36,007
• Tsuwano
  45.2 mi away · pop. 7,653
• Okuizumo
  46 mi away · pop. 13,063
• Yoshika
  48.3 mi away · pop. 6,374

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