Minamisatsuma南さつま市

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

Minamisatsuma (南さつま市, Minamisatsuma-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 32,887 (2020 census), area 283.59 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

南さつま市

Reading

Minamisatsuma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

32,887 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.2% from 35,439

Area

283.59 km²

Density

116 people per km²

Households

14,444

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

40.2%

Foreign residents

220 (0.7%)

Code

46220 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamisatsuma.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kagoshima City鹿児島市
• Makurazaki City枕崎市
• Hioki City日置市
• Minamikyushu City南九州市

Questions about Minamisatsuma

Is Minamisatsuma a city or a prefecture?

Minamisatsuma (南さつま市) 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 Minamisatsuma?

Minamisatsuma 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 Minamisatsuma?

32,887 at the 2020 census, down 7.2% from 35,439 in 2015. The area is 283.59 km², which is 116 people per km². 14,444 households. 40.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamisatsuma?

Four: Kagoshima City (鹿児島市), Makurazaki City (枕崎市), Hioki City (日置市), and Minamikyushu City (南九州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamisatsuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamisatsuma written in Japanese?

南さつま市, read Minamisatsuma-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 Minamisatsuma begin?

鹿児島県南さつま市… (Kagoshima-ken, Minamisatsuma-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.