A thin-film magnetic head comprises a bottom pole layer, a top pole layer, a
recording
gap layer, and a thin-film coil. The thin-film coil is wound in a helical manner
around the top pole layer while the coil is insulated from the bottom pole layer
and the top pole layer. The thin-film coil includes a plurality of inner conductor
portions, a plurality of outer conductor portions, and a plurality of connecting
portions that connect the inner conductor portions to the outer conductor portions.
The inner conductor portions are disposed between the bottom pole layer and the
top pole layer. The outer conductor portions are disposed on a side opposite to
the inner conductor portions, the top pole layer being disposed in between. A thin
insulating film is only provided between adjacent ones of the inner conductor portions.