It reads かさおかし — Kasaoka Shi.
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Kasaoka is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 45,404 in 21,987 households and a population density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). The total area of the city is 136.24 square kilometres (52.60 sq mi). The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kasaoka.
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笠岡市 is read かさおかし (Kasaoka Shi). It is a city in Okayama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kasaoka has a population of 46,080 across 136 km², making it the 543rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 6th largest of the 27 in Okayama.
The closest municipalities to Kasaoka are Satosho Cho (4 km), Asakuchi Shi (7 km), Ibara Shi (11 km).