Shimanto四万十市

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

Shimanto (四万十市, Shimanto-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 32,694 (2020 census), area 632.29 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

四万十市

Reading

Shimanto-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

32,694 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 34,313

Area

632.29 km²

Density

52 people per km²

Households

14,844

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

97 (0.3%)

Code

39210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shimanto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Shimanto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uwajima City宇和島市(Ehime)
• Matsuno Town松野町(Ehime)
• Sukumo City宿毛市
• Tosashimizu City土佐清水市
• Shimanto Town四万十町
• Mihara Village三原村
• Kuroshio Town黒潮町

Questions about Shimanto

Is Shimanto a city or a prefecture?

Shimanto (四万十市) 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 Shimanto?

Shimanto 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 Shimanto?

32,694 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 34,313 in 2015. The area is 632.29 km², which is 52 people per km². 14,844 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimanto?

Seven: Uwajima City (宇和島市) in Ehime, Matsuno Town (松野町) in Ehime, Sukumo City (宿毛市), Tosashimizu City (土佐清水市), Shimanto Town (四万十町), Mihara Village (三原村), and Kuroshio Town (黒潮町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimanto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimanto written in Japanese?

四万十市, read Shimanto-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 Shimanto begin?

高知県四万十市… (Kōchi-ken, Shimanto-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.