Tsushima
対馬市 | |
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 A panorama view of downtown Izuhara, Tsushima from Mount Shimizu | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture | |
  Tsushima Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′N 129°17′E / 34.200°N 129.283°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Nagasaki Prefecture |
| First official recorded | 220 AD |
| City settled | March 1, 2004 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Naoki Hitakatsu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 708.61 km2 (273.60 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2017) | |
| • Total | 31,550 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Ring-necked pheasant |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Chionanthus retusus |
Tsushima (対馬市, Tsushima-shi) is an island city grouped in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the only city of Tsushima Subprefecture and it encompasses all of Tsushima Island, which lies in the Tsushima Strait north of Nagasaki on the western side of Kyushu, the southernmost mainland island of Japan. As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 31,550[1] and a population density of 45 persons per km2. Its total area is 708.61 km2, 17.3% of the area of Nagasaki Prefecture.
- ^ "Official website of Tsushima City" (in Japanese). Japan: Tsushima City. Retrieved 25 April 2017.