Noshiro能代市

Noshiro-shi. The name ends in (shi), the word for city.

Noshiro (能代市, Noshiro-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 49,968 (2020 census), area 426.95 km². Borders 5 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
能代市
Reading
Noshiro-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Akita 秋田県
Region
Tōhoku 東北
Population
49,968 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-8.7% from 54,730
Area
426.95 km²
Density
117 people per km²
Households
21,191
Under 15
8.5%
65 and over
41.6%
Foreign residents
208 (0.4%)
Code
05202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.noshiro.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Noshiro. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Noshiro

Is Noshiro a city or a prefecture?
Noshiro (能代市) 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 Noshiro?
Noshiro 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 Noshiro?
49,968 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 54,730 in 2015. The area is 426.95 km², which is 117 people per km². 21,191 households. 41.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Noshiro?
Five: Kitaakita City (北秋田市), Kamikoani Village (上小阿仁村), Fujisato Town (藤里町), Mitane Town (三種町), and Happo Town (八峰町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Noshiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Noshiro written in Japanese?
能代市, read Noshiro-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 Noshiro begin?
秋田県能代市… (Akita-ken, Noshiro-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.