Kagoshima鹿児島市

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

Kagoshima (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 593,128 (2020 census), area 547.58 km². Borders 7 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

鹿児島市

Reading

Kagoshima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

593,128 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 599,814

Area

547.58 km²

Density

1,083 people per km²

Households

279,644

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

28.3%

Foreign residents

3,210 (0.5%)

Code

46201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kagoshima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ibusuki City指宿市
• Tarumizu City垂水市
• Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市
• Hioki City日置市
• Minamisatsuma City南さつま市
• Minamikyushu City南九州市
• Aira City姶良市

Questions about Kagoshima

Is Kagoshima a city or a prefecture?

Kagoshima (鹿児島市) 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. Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Kagoshima?

Kagoshima 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 Kagoshima?

593,128 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 599,814 in 2015. The area is 547.58 km², which is 1,083 people per km². 279,644 households. 28.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kagoshima?

Seven: Ibusuki City (指宿市), Tarumizu City (垂水市), Satsumasendai City (薩摩川内市), Hioki City (日置市), Minamisatsuma City (南さつま市), Minamikyushu City (南九州市), and Aira City (姶良市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kagoshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kagoshima written in Japanese?

鹿児島市, read Kagoshima-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 Kagoshima begin?

鹿児島県鹿児島市… (Kagoshima-ken, Kagoshima-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.