Kushima串間市

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

Kushima (串間市, Kushima-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 16,822 (2020 census), area 295.17 km². Borders 3 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

串間市

Reading

Kushima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

16,822 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 18,779

Area

295.17 km²

Density

57 people per km²

Households

7,225

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

76 (0.5%)

Code

45207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kushima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kushima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyakonojo City都城市
• Nichinan City日南市
• Shibushi City志布志市(Kagoshima)

Questions about Kushima

Is Kushima a city or a prefecture?

Kushima (串間市) 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 Kushima?

Kushima 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 Kushima?

16,822 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 18,779 in 2015. The area is 295.17 km², which is 57 people per km². 7,225 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kushima?

Three: Miyakonojo City (都城市), Nichinan City (日南市), and Shibushi City (志布志市) in Kagoshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kushima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kushima written in Japanese?

串間市, read Kushima-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 Kushima begin?

宮崎県串間市… (Miyazaki-ken, Kushima-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.