Shimabara島原市

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

Shimabara (島原市, Shimabara-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 43,338 (2020 census), area 82.96 km². Borders 2 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagasaki 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

島原市

Reading

Shimabara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

43,338 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 45,436

Area

82.96 km²

Density

522 people per km²

Households

17,095

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

35.9%

Foreign residents

364 (0.8%)

Code

42203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shimabara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Shimabara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Unzen City雲仙市
• Minamishimabara City南島原市

Questions about Shimabara

Is Shimabara a city or a prefecture?

Shimabara (島原市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagasaki Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Shimabara?

Shimabara is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), 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 Shimabara?

43,338 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 45,436 in 2015. The area is 82.96 km², which is 522 people per km². 17,095 households. 35.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimabara?

Two: Unzen City (雲仙市) and Minamishimabara City (南島原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimabara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimabara written in Japanese?

島原市, read Shimabara-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 Shimabara begin?

長崎県島原市… (Nagasaki-ken, Shimabara-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.