It reads つるがし — Tsuruga Shi.
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Tsuruga is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 June 2018, the city had an estimated population of 66,123 in 28,604 households and the population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 251.39 square kilometers (97.06 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Tsuruga.
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敦賀市 is read つるがし (Tsuruga Shi). It is a city in Fukui Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Tsuruga has a population of 63,724 across 251 km², making it the 404th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 4th largest of the 12 in Fukui.
The closest municipalities to Tsuruga are Minamiechizen Cho (24 km), Echizen Shi (30 km), Obama Shi (33 km).