Ibusuki指宿市

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

Ibusuki (指宿市, Ibusuki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 39,011 (2020 census), area 148.84 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

指宿市

Reading

Ibusuki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

39,011 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 41,831

Area

148.84 km²

Density

262 people per km²

Households

17,790

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

355 (0.9%)

Code

46210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ibusuki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kagoshima City鹿児島市
• Minamikyushu City南九州市

Questions about Ibusuki

Is Ibusuki a city or a prefecture?

Ibusuki (指宿市) 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 Ibusuki?

Ibusuki 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 Ibusuki?

39,011 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 41,831 in 2015. The area is 148.84 km², which is 262 people per km². 17,790 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ibusuki?

Two: Kagoshima City (鹿児島市) and Minamikyushu City (南九州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ibusuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ibusuki written in Japanese?

指宿市, read Ibusuki-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 Ibusuki begin?

鹿児島県指宿市… (Kagoshima-ken, Ibusuki-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.