Izumi出水市

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

Izumi (出水市, Izumi-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 51,994 (2020 census), area 329.98 km². Borders 5 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

出水市

Reading

Izumi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

51,994 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 53,758

Area

329.98 km²

Density

158 people per km²

Households

22,796

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

33.7%

Foreign residents

807 (1.6%)

Code

46208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Izumi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minamata City水俣市(Kumamoto)
• Akune City阿久根市
• Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市
• Isa City伊佐市
• Satsuma Townさつま町

Questions about Izumi

Is Izumi a city or a prefecture?

Izumi (出水市) 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 Izumi?

Izumi 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 Izumi?

51,994 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 53,758 in 2015. The area is 329.98 km², which is 158 people per km². 22,796 households. 33.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumi?

Five: Minamata City (水俣市) in Kumamoto, Akune City (阿久根市), Satsumasendai City (薩摩川内市), Isa City (伊佐市), and Satsuma Town (さつま町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumi written in Japanese?

出水市, read Izumi-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 Izumi begin?

鹿児島県出水市… (Kagoshima-ken, Izumi-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.