Nobeoka延岡市
Nobeoka-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nobeoka (延岡市, Nobeoka-shi) is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 118,394 (2020 census), area 868.02 km². Borders 4 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 延岡市
- Reading
- Nobeoka-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Miyazaki 宮崎県
- Region
- Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
- Population
- 118,394 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.4% from 125,159
- Area
- 868.02 km²
- Density
- 136 people per km²
- Households
- 51,566
- Under 15
- 12.3%
- 65 and over
- 34.7%
- Foreign residents
- 463 (0.4%)
- Code
- 45203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nobeoka.miyazaki.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Nobeoka. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nobeoka
- Is Nobeoka a city or a prefecture?
- Nobeoka (延岡市) 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 Nobeoka?
- Nobeoka 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 Nobeoka?
- 118,394 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 125,159 in 2015. The area is 868.02 km², which is 136 people per km². 51,566 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nobeoka?
- Four: Saiki City (佐伯市) in Ōita, Kadogawa Town (門川町), Misato Town (美郷町), and Hinokage Town (日之影町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nobeoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nobeoka written in Japanese?
- 延岡市, read Nobeoka-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 Nobeoka begin?
- 宮崎県延岡市… (Miyazaki-ken, Nobeoka-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.