Akune阿久根市
Akune-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Akune (阿久根市, Akune-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 19,270 (2020 census), area 134.28 km². Borders 2 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Kagoshima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 阿久根市
- Reading
- Akune-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kagoshima 鹿児島県
- Region
- Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
- Population
- 19,270 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -9.1% from 21,198
- Area
- 134.28 km²
- Density
- 144 people per km²
- Households
- 8,617
- Under 15
- 10.3%
- 65 and over
- 41.8%
- Foreign residents
- 120 (0.6%)
- Code
- 46206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.akune.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
2 places share a land border with Akune. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Akune
- Is Akune a city or a prefecture?
- Akune (阿久根市) is a city (市, shi) in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Akune?
- Akune is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Akune?
- 19,270 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 21,198 in 2015. The area is 134.28 km², which is 144 people per km². 8,617 households. 41.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Akune?
- Two: Izumi City (出水市) and Satsumasendai City (薩摩川内市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Akune in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Akune written in Japanese?
- 阿久根市, read Akune-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 Akune begin?
- 鹿児島県阿久根市… (Kagoshima-ken, Akune-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.