Niimi新見市

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

Niimi (新見市, Niimi-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 28,079 (2020 census), area 793.29 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Okayama 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

新見市

Reading

Niimi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

28,079 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 30,658

Area

793.29 km²

Density

35 people per km²

Households

11,324

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

41.4%

Foreign residents

280 (1.0%)

Code

33210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niimi.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Niimi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nichinan Town日南町(Tottori)
• Hino Town日野町(Tottori)
• Takahashi City高梁市
• Maniwa City真庭市
• Shinjo Village新庄村
• Shobara City庄原市(Hiroshima)

Questions about Niimi

Is Niimi a city or a prefecture?

Niimi (新見市) is a city (市, shi) in Okayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Niimi?

Niimi is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Niimi?

28,079 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 30,658 in 2015. The area is 793.29 km², which is 35 people per km². 11,324 households. 41.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Niimi?

Six: Nichinan Town (日南町) in Tottori, Hino Town (日野町) in Tottori, Takahashi City (高梁市), Maniwa City (真庭市), Shinjo Village (新庄村), and Shobara City (庄原市) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Niimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Niimi written in Japanese?

新見市, read Niimi-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 Niimi begin?

岡山県新見市… (Okayama-ken, Niimi-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.