Sumoto洲本市

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

Sumoto (洲本市, Sumoto-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 41,236 (2020 census), area 182.38 km². Borders 2 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hyōgo 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

洲本市

Reading

Sumoto-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

41,236 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.8% from 44,258

Area

182.38 km²

Density

226 people per km²

Households

17,792

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

299 (0.7%)

Code

28205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sumoto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Sumoto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minamiawaji City南あわじ市
• Awaji City淡路市

Questions about Sumoto

Is Sumoto a city or a prefecture?

Sumoto (洲本市) is a city (市, shi) in Hyōgo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Sumoto?

Sumoto is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sumoto?

41,236 at the 2020 census, down 6.8% from 44,258 in 2015. The area is 182.38 km², which is 226 people per km². 17,792 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sumoto?

Two: Minamiawaji City (南あわじ市) and Awaji City (淡路市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sumoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sumoto written in Japanese?

洲本市, read Sumoto-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 Sumoto begin?

兵庫県洲本市… (Hyōgo-ken, Sumoto-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.