Kumano熊野市

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

Kumano (熊野市, Kumano-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 15,965 (2020 census), area 373.35 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Mie 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
熊野市
Reading
Kumano-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Mie 三重県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
15,965 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-7.8% from 17,322
Area
373.35 km²
Density
43 people per km²
Households
7,751
Under 15
9.6%
65 and over
44.7%
Foreign residents
105 (0.7%)
Code
24212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kumano.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Kumano. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kumano

Is Kumano a city or a prefecture?
Kumano (熊野市) is a city (市, shi) in Mie Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Kumano?
Kumano is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Kumano?
15,965 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 17,322 in 2015. The area is 373.35 km², which is 43 people per km². 7,751 households. 44.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kumano?
Eight: Owase City (尾鷲市), Mihama Town (御浜町), Kiho Town (紀宝町), Totsukawa Village (十津川村) in Nara, Shimokitayama Village (下北山村) in Nara, Kamikitayama Village (上北山村) in Nara, Shingu City (新宮市) in Wakayama, and Kitayama Village (北山村) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kumano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kumano written in Japanese?
熊野市, read Kumano-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 Kumano begin?
三重県熊野市… (Mie-ken, Kumano-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.