Ebinoえびの市

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

Ebino (えびの市, Ebino-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 17,638 (2020 census), area 282.93 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Miyazaki 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

えびの市

Reading

Ebino-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

17,638 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 19,538

Area

282.93 km²

Density

62 people per km²

Households

8,050

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

133 (0.8%)

Code

45209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ebino.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Ebino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hitoyoshi City人吉市(Kumamoto)
• Nishiki Town錦町(Kumamoto)
• Asagiri Townあさぎり町(Kumamoto)
• Kobayashi City小林市
• Kirishima City霧島市(Kagoshima)
• Isa City伊佐市(Kagoshima)
• Yusui Town湧水町(Kagoshima)

Questions about Ebino

Is Ebino a city or a prefecture?

Ebino (えびの市) is a city (市, shi) in Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ebino?

Ebino is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), 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 Ebino?

17,638 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 19,538 in 2015. The area is 282.93 km², which is 62 people per km². 8,050 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ebino?

Seven: Hitoyoshi City (人吉市) in Kumamoto, Nishiki Town (錦町) in Kumamoto, Asagiri Town (あさぎり町) in Kumamoto, Kobayashi City (小林市), Kirishima City (霧島市) in Kagoshima, Isa City (伊佐市) in Kagoshima, and Yusui Town (湧水町) in Kagoshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ebino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ebino written in Japanese?

えびの市, read Ebino-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 Ebino begin?

宮崎県えびの市… (Miyazaki-ken, Ebino-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.