Tendo (天童市) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 天童市?

It reads てんどうし — Tendo Shi.

天 Kanji 童 Kanji 市 shi

市 — A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.

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数字 · By the numbers

Tendo at a glance

61,981

Population

113 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#413 /1,651

National rank

30

Parks

6

Museums

19

Cafés

天童 (Tendo)

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地図 · Where it is

Where is Tendo?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Tendo is marked in red.

38.3623°N, 140.3779°E Open in Google Maps →

概要 · Overview

About Tendo

Tendō is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 61,947 in 22392 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 113.01 square kilometres.

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Tendo

Measured as real great-circle distance from Tendo.

東根市 Higashine Shi
ひがしねし · Yamagata 8 km 河北町 Kahoku Cho
かほくちょう · Yamagata 9 km 寒河江市 Sagae Shi
さがえし · Yamagata 9 km 中山町 Nakayama Machi
なかやままち · Yamagata 10 km 村山市 Murayama Shi
むらやまし · Yamagata 13 km 山辺町 Yamanobe Machi
やまのべまち · Yamagata 14 km

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質問 · Questions

About Tendo

How do you read 天童市 in Japanese?

天童市 is read てんどうし (Tendo Shi). It is a city in Yamagata Prefecture.

What does 市 mean at the end of 天童市?

市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.

How big is Tendo?

Tendo has a population of 61,981 across 113 km², making it the 413th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 30 in Yamagata.

What towns are near Tendo?

The closest municipalities to Tendo are Higashine Shi (8 km), Kahoku Cho (9 km), Sagae Shi (9 km).