Tsushima, Nagasaki

Tsushima City(Tsushima)
Location Map
Mayor	Yoshiyuki Matsumura
Area - Total - %forest	708.61 km² 89%
Population - Total(2005) - Density	39,983 56.42/km²
Symbols
City Flower	Genkai Azalea (玄海つつじ)
City Tree	Chionanthus retusus (ヒトツバタゴ)
City Bird	Ring-necked Pheasant (コウライキジ)
Offcial website:Tsushima City

Tsushima(対馬市; Tsushima-shi) is a city located in Nagasaki, Japan. It is the capital city of Tsushima Subprefecture. The Tsushima Islands whole region is occupied.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 39,983 and the density of 56.42 persons per km². The total area is 708.61 km², 17.3% of the area of whole Nagasaki Prefecture.

Tsushima is the long and slender island which appear on the west in the Sea of Japan. The seashore is rias with a complicated small bay, and the total extension can also be 915km. Aso Bay located in the central part of the island as Tsushima may be divided into north and south.Tsushima is about 60km from Iki, 138km from Fukuoka, and 49.5km from Busan, South Korea.

The "Tsushima Wild Cat" of the endangered species which inhabits only this area is in an island. As of 1997, it is presumed that only the member of 70 to about 90 animals is. In recent years, the protection activities of the wildcat are active.

In the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in Japan, that the South Korean ship is carrying out illegal operation poses a problem.