Shima志摩市
Shima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shima (志摩市, Shima-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 46,057 (2020 census), area 178.95 km². Borders 3 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 志摩市
- Reading
- Shima-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Mie 三重県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 46,057 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.5% from 50,341
- Area
- 178.95 km²
- Density
- 257 people per km²
- Households
- 19,568
- Under 15
- 8.7%
- 65 and over
- 41.2%
- Foreign residents
- 352 (0.8%)
- Code
- 24215 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shima.mie.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Shima. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shima
- Is Shima a city or a prefecture?
- Shima (志摩市) 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 Shima?
- Shima 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 Shima?
- 46,057 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 50,341 in 2015. The area is 178.95 km², which is 257 people per km². 19,568 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shima?
- Three: Ise City (伊勢市), Toba City (鳥羽市), and Minamiise Town (南伊勢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shima written in Japanese?
- 志摩市, read Shima-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 Shima begin?
- 三重県志摩市… (Mie-ken, Shima-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.