Nankoku南国市
Nankoku-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nankoku (南国市, Nankoku-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 46,664 (2020 census), area 125.3 km². Borders 5 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
- 南国市
- Reading
- Nankoku-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kōchi 高知県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 46,664 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -2.7% from 47,982
- Area
- 125.3 km²
- Density
- 372 people per km²
- Households
- 19,755
- Under 15
- 12.1%
- 65 and over
- 32.1%
- Foreign residents
- 298 (0.6%)
- Code
- 39204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nankoku.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Nankoku. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nankoku
- Is Nankoku a city or a prefecture?
- Nankoku (南国市) 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 Nankoku?
- Nankoku 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 Nankoku?
- 46,664 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 47,982 in 2015. The area is 125.3 km², which is 372 people per km². 19,755 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nankoku?
- Five: Kochi City (高知市), Konan City (香南市), Kami City (香美市), Motoyama Town (本山町), and Tosa Town (土佐町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nankoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nankoku written in Japanese?
- 南国市, read Nankoku-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 Nankoku begin?
- 高知県南国市… (Kōchi-ken, Nankoku-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.