Miyakonojo都城市

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

Miyakonojo (都城市, Miyakonojo-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 160,640 (2020 census), area 653.36 km². Borders 9 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
都城市
Reading
Miyakonojo-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Miyazaki 宮崎県
Region
Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Population
160,640 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-2.7% from 165,029
Area
653.36 km²
Density
246 people per km²
Households
71,092
Under 15
13.8%
65 and over
31.7%
Foreign residents
1,505 (0.9%)
Code
45202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.miyakonojo.miyazaki.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Miyakonojo. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Miyakonojo

Is Miyakonojo a city or a prefecture?
Miyakonojo (都城市) 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 Miyakonojo?
Miyakonojo 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 Miyakonojo?
160,640 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 165,029 in 2015. The area is 653.36 km², which is 246 people per km². 71,092 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Miyakonojo?
Nine: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Nichinan City (日南市), Kobayashi City (小林市), Kushima City (串間市), Mimata Town (三股町), Takaharu Town (高原町), So City (曽於市) in Kagoshima, Kirishima City (霧島市) in Kagoshima, and Shibushi City (志布志市) in Kagoshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyakonojo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Miyakonojo written in Japanese?
都城市, read Miyakonojo-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 Miyakonojo begin?
宮崎県都城市… (Miyazaki-ken, Miyakonojo-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.