Kami香美市
Kami-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kami (香美市, Kami-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 26,513 (2020 census), area 537.86 km². Borders 7 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 香美市
- Reading
- Kami-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kōchi 高知県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 26,513 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.6% from 27,513
- Area
- 537.86 km²
- Density
- 49 people per km²
- Households
- 12,033
- Under 15
- 10.0%
- 65 and over
- 38.4%
- Foreign residents
- 298 (1.1%)
- Code
- 39212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kami.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Kami. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kami
- Is Kami a city or a prefecture?
- Kami (香美市) is a city (市, shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kami?
- Kami is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Kami?
- 26,513 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 27,513 in 2015. The area is 537.86 km², which is 49 people per km². 12,033 households. 38.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kami?
- Seven: Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Naka Town (那賀町) in Tokushima, Aki City (安芸市), Nankoku City (南国市), Konan City (香南市), Motoyama Town (本山町), and Otoyo Town (大豊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kami written in Japanese?
- 香美市, read Kami-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 Kami begin?
- 高知県香美市… (Kōchi-ken, Kami-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.