Nobeoka延岡市

Nobeoka-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.