Makurazaki枕崎市

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

Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 20,033 (2020 census), area 74.78 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

枕崎市

Reading

Makurazaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

20,033 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 22,046

Area

74.78 km²

Density

268 people per km²

Households

9,455

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

376 (1.9%)

Code

46204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.makurazaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minamisatsuma City南さつま市
• Minamikyushu City南九州市

Questions about Makurazaki

Is Makurazaki a city or a prefecture?

Makurazaki (枕崎市) 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 Makurazaki?

Makurazaki 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 Makurazaki?

20,033 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 22,046 in 2015. The area is 74.78 km², which is 268 people per km². 9,455 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Makurazaki?

Two: Minamisatsuma City (南さつま市) and Minamikyushu City (南九州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Makurazaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Makurazaki written in Japanese?

枕崎市, read Makurazaki-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 Makurazaki begin?

鹿児島県枕崎市… (Kagoshima-ken, Makurazaki-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.