Amami奄美市
Amami-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Amami (奄美市, Amami-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 41,390 (2020 census), area 308.33 km². Borders 4 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
- 奄美市
- Reading
- Amami-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kagoshima 鹿児島県
- Region
- Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
- Population
- 41,390 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.1% from 43,156
- Area
- 308.33 km²
- Density
- 134 people per km²
- Households
- 19,648
- Under 15
- 13.7%
- 65 and over
- 32.5%
- Foreign residents
- 105 (0.3%)
- Code
- 46222 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.amami.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Amami. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Amami
- Is Amami a city or a prefecture?
- Amami (奄美市) 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 Amami?
- Amami 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 Amami?
- 41,390 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 43,156 in 2015. The area is 308.33 km², which is 134 people per km². 19,648 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Amami?
- Four: Yamato Village (大和村), Uken Village (宇検村), Setochi Town (瀬戸内町), and Tatsugo Town (龍郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Amami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Amami written in Japanese?
- 奄美市, read Amami-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 Amami begin?
- 鹿児島県奄美市… (Kagoshima-ken, Amami-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.