Shiiba椎葉村

Shiiba-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Shiiba (椎葉村, Shiiba-son) is a village in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 2,503 (2020 census), area 537.29 km². Borders 8 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

椎葉村

Reading

Shiiba-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiusuki District 東臼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

2,503 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.9% from 2,808

Area

537.29 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,057

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

45.6%

Foreign residents

4 (0.2%)

Code

45430 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shiiba.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市(Kumamoto)
• Yamato Town山都町(Kumamoto)
• Mizukami Village水上村(Kumamoto)
• Saito City西都市
• Nishimera Village西米良村
• Morotsuka Village諸塚村
• Misato Town美郷町
• Gokase Town五ヶ瀬町

Questions about Shiiba

Is Shiiba a city, a town, or a village?

Shiiba (椎葉村) is a village (村, son) in Miyazaki Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Higashiusuki District (東臼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shiiba?

Shiiba 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 Shiiba?

2,503 at the 2020 census, down 10.9% from 2,808 in 2015. The area is 537.29 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,057 households. 45.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shiiba?

Eight: Yatsushiro City (八代市) in Kumamoto, Yamato Town (山都町) in Kumamoto, Mizukami Village (水上村) in Kumamoto, Saito City (西都市), Nishimera Village (西米良村), Morotsuka Village (諸塚村), Misato Town (美郷町), and Gokase Town (五ヶ瀬町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiiba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shiiba written in Japanese?

椎葉村, read Shiiba-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shiiba begin?

宮崎県東臼杵郡椎葉村… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashiusuki-gun, Shiiba-son, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.