Aso阿蘇市
Aso-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Aso (阿蘇市, Aso-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 24,930 (2020 census), area 376.3 km². Borders 8 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 阿蘇市
- Reading
- Aso-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kumamoto 熊本県
- Region
- Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
- Population
- 24,930 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.7% from 27,018
- Area
- 376.3 km²
- Density
- 66 people per km²
- Households
- 9,987
- Under 15
- 11.2%
- 65 and over
- 40.4%
- Foreign residents
- 413 (1.7%)
- Code
- 43214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.aso.kumamoto.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
8 places share a land border with Aso. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Aso
- Is Aso a city or a prefecture?
- Aso (阿蘇市) is a city (市, shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Aso?
- Aso is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Aso?
- 24,930 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 27,018 in 2015. The area is 376.3 km², which is 66 people per km². 9,987 households. 40.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Aso?
- Eight: Kikuchi City (菊池市), Ozu Town (大津町), Minamioguni Town (南小国町), Ubuyama Village (産山村), Takamori Town (高森町), Minamiaso Village (南阿蘇村), Hita City (日田市) in Ōita, and Taketa City (竹田市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Aso written in Japanese?
- 阿蘇市, read Aso-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 Aso begin?
- 熊本県阿蘇市… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-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.