Ichikikushikinoいちき串木野市

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

Ichikikushikino (いちき串木野市, Ichikikushikino-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 27,490 (2020 census), area 112.29 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

いちき串木野市

Reading

Ichikikushikino-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

27,490 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 29,282

Area

112.29 km²

Density

245 people per km²

Households

11,974

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

206 (0.7%)

Code

46219 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ichikikushikino.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市
• Hioki City日置市

Questions about Ichikikushikino

Is Ichikikushikino a city or a prefecture?

Ichikikushikino (いちき串木野市) 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 Ichikikushikino?

Ichikikushikino 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 Ichikikushikino?

27,490 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 29,282 in 2015. The area is 112.29 km², which is 245 people per km². 11,974 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ichikikushikino?

Two: Satsumasendai City (薩摩川内市) and Hioki City (日置市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ichikikushikino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ichikikushikino written in Japanese?

いちき串木野市, read Ichikikushikino-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 Ichikikushikino begin?

鹿児島県いちき串木野市… (Kagoshima-ken, Ichikikushikino-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.