Miyazaki宮崎市

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

Miyazaki (宮崎市, Miyazaki-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 401,339 (2020 census), area 643.67 km². Borders 8 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

宮崎市

Reading

Miyazaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

401,339 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.1% from 401,138

Area

643.67 km²

Density

624 people per km²

Households

184,237

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

28.3%

Foreign residents

2,467 (0.6%)

Code

45201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.miyazaki.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyakonojo City都城市
• Nichinan City日南市
• Kobayashi City小林市
• Saito City西都市
• Mimata Town三股町
• Kunitomi Town国富町
• Aya Town綾町
• Shintomi Town新富町

Questions about Miyazaki

Is Miyazaki a city or a prefecture?

Miyazaki (宮崎市) 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. Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Miyazaki?

Miyazaki 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 Miyazaki?

401,339 at the 2020 census, up 0.1% from 401,138 in 2015. The area is 643.67 km², which is 624 people per km². 184,237 households. 28.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyazaki?

Eight: Miyakonojo City (都城市), Nichinan City (日南市), Kobayashi City (小林市), Saito City (西都市), Mimata Town (三股町), Kunitomi Town (国富町), Aya Town (綾町), and Shintomi Town (新富町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyazaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyazaki written in Japanese?

宮崎市, read Miyazaki-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 Miyazaki begin?

宮崎県宮崎市… (Miyazaki-ken, Miyazaki-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.