Minamikyushu南九州市

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

Minamikyushu (南九州市, Minamikyushu-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 33,080 (2020 census), area 357.91 km². Borders 4 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

南九州市

Reading

Minamikyushu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

33,080 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 36,352

Area

357.91 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

14,485

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

372 (1.1%)

Code

46223 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamikyushu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Minamikyushu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kagoshima City鹿児島市
• Makurazaki City枕崎市
• Ibusuki City指宿市
• Minamisatsuma City南さつま市

Questions about Minamikyushu

Is Minamikyushu a city or a prefecture?

Minamikyushu (南九州市) 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 Minamikyushu?

Minamikyushu 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 Minamikyushu?

33,080 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 36,352 in 2015. The area is 357.91 km², which is 92 people per km². 14,485 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamikyushu?

Four: Kagoshima City (鹿児島市), Makurazaki City (枕崎市), Ibusuki City (指宿市), and Minamisatsuma City (南さつま市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamikyushu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamikyushu written in Japanese?

南九州市, read Minamikyushu-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 Minamikyushu begin?

鹿児島県南九州市… (Kagoshima-ken, Minamikyushu-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.