Minamiuonuma南魚沼市

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

Minamiuonuma (南魚沼市, Minamiuonuma-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 54,851 (2020 census), area 584.55 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

南魚沼市

Reading

Minamiuonuma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

54,851 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.3% from 58,568

Area

584.55 km²

Density

94 people per km²

Households

19,576

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

33.7%

Foreign residents

717 (1.3%)

Code

15226 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamiuonuma.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Minamiuonuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minakami Townみなかみ町(Gunma)
• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Uonuma City魚沼市
• Yuzawa Town湯沢町

Questions about Minamiuonuma

Is Minamiuonuma a city or a prefecture?

Minamiuonuma (南魚沼市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Minamiuonuma?

Minamiuonuma is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamiuonuma?

54,851 at the 2020 census, down 6.3% from 58,568 in 2015. The area is 584.55 km², which is 94 people per km². 19,576 households. 33.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiuonuma?

Four: Minakami Town (みなかみ町) in Gunma, Tokamachi City (十日町市), Uonuma City (魚沼市), and Yuzawa Town (湯沢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiuonuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiuonuma written in Japanese?

南魚沼市, read Minamiuonuma-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 Minamiuonuma begin?

新潟県南魚沼市… (Niigata-ken, Minamiuonuma-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.