Hitoyoshi人吉市

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

Hitoyoshi (人吉市, Hitoyoshi-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 31,108 (2020 census), area 210.55 km². Borders 6 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

人吉市

Reading

Hitoyoshi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

31,108 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 33,880

Area

210.55 km²

Density

148 people per km²

Households

13,288

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

37.9%

Foreign residents

189 (0.6%)

Code

43203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hitoyoshi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nishiki Town錦町
• Sagara Village相良村
• Yamae Village山江村
• Kuma Village球磨村
• Ebino Cityえびの市(Miyazaki)
• Isa City伊佐市(Kagoshima)

Questions about Hitoyoshi

Is Hitoyoshi a city or a prefecture?

Hitoyoshi (人吉市) 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 Hitoyoshi?

Hitoyoshi 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 Hitoyoshi?

31,108 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 33,880 in 2015. The area is 210.55 km², which is 148 people per km². 13,288 households. 37.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hitoyoshi?

Six: Nishiki Town (錦町), Sagara Village (相良村), Yamae Village (山江村), Kuma Village (球磨村), Ebino City (えびの市) in Miyazaki, and Isa City (伊佐市) in Kagoshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hitoyoshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hitoyoshi written in Japanese?

人吉市, read Hitoyoshi-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 Hitoyoshi begin?

熊本県人吉市… (Kumamoto-ken, Hitoyoshi-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.