Nikahoにかほ市

Nikaho-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.