Sukumo宿毛市

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

Sukumo (宿毛市, Sukumo-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 19,033 (2020 census), area 286.2 km². Borders 6 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

宿毛市

Reading

Sukumo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

19,033 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 20,907

Area

286.2 km²

Density

67 people per km²

Households

8,508

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

69 (0.4%)

Code

39208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sukumo.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Sukumo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uwajima City宇和島市(Ehime)
• Ainan Town愛南町(Ehime)
• Tosashimizu City土佐清水市
• Shimanto City四万十市
• Otsuki Town大月町
• Mihara Village三原村

Questions about Sukumo

Is Sukumo a city or a prefecture?

Sukumo (宿毛市) 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 Sukumo?

Sukumo 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 Sukumo?

19,033 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 20,907 in 2015. The area is 286.2 km², which is 67 people per km². 8,508 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sukumo?

Six: Uwajima City (宇和島市) in Ehime, Ainan Town (愛南町) in Ehime, Tosashimizu City (土佐清水市), Shimanto City (四万十市), Otsuki Town (大月町), and Mihara Village (三原村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sukumo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sukumo written in Japanese?

宿毛市, read Sukumo-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 Sukumo begin?

高知県宿毛市… (Kōchi-ken, Sukumo-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.