Nikahoにかほ市
Nikaho-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nikaho (にかほ市, Nikaho-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 23,435 (2020 census), area 241.13 km². Borders 2 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Akita Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- にかほ市
- Reading
- Nikaho-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Akita 秋田県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 23,435 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.5% from 25,324
- Area
- 241.13 km²
- Density
- 97 people per km²
- Households
- 8,635
- Under 15
- 9.6%
- 65 and over
- 39.0%
- Foreign residents
- 84 (0.4%)
- Code
- 05214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nikaho.akita.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
2 places share a land border with Nikaho. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nikaho
- Is Nikaho a city or a prefecture?
- Nikaho (にかほ市) is a city (市, shi) in Akita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Nikaho?
- Nikaho is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Nikaho?
- 23,435 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 25,324 in 2015. The area is 241.13 km², which is 97 people per km². 8,635 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nikaho?
- Two: Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市) and Yuza Town (遊佐町) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nikaho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nikaho written in Japanese?
- にかほ市, read Nikaho-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Nikaho begin?
- 秋田県にかほ市… (Akita-ken, Nikaho-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.