Nishinomote西之表市

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

Nishinomote (西之表市, Nishinomote-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 14,708 (2020 census), area 205.66 km². Borders 1 place.

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

西之表市

Reading

Nishinomote-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

14,708 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 15,967

Area

205.66 km²

Density

72 people per km²

Households

7,046

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

38.1%

Foreign residents

77 (0.5%)

Code

46213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nishinoomote.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Nishinomote. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakatane Town中種子町

Questions about Nishinomote

Is Nishinomote a city or a prefecture?

Nishinomote (西之表市) 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 Nishinomote?

Nishinomote 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 Nishinomote?

14,708 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 15,967 in 2015. The area is 205.66 km², which is 72 people per km². 7,046 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishinomote?

One: Nakatane Town (中種子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishinomote in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishinomote written in Japanese?

西之表市, read Nishinomote-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 Nishinomote begin?

鹿児島県西之表市… (Kagoshima-ken, Nishinomote-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.