Izumo出雲市
Izumo-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Izumo (出雲市, Izumo-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 172,775 (2020 census), area 624.36 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Shimane Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 出雲市
- Reading
- Izumo-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shimane 島根県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 172,775 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.5% from 171,938
- Area
- 624.36 km²
- Density
- 277 people per km²
- Households
- 64,408
- Under 15
- 13.5%
- 65 and over
- 30.2%
- Foreign residents
- 4,673 (2.7%)
- Code
- 32203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.izumo.shimane.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Izumo. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Izumo
- Is Izumo a city or a prefecture?
- Izumo (出雲市) is a city (市, shi) in Shimane Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Izumo?
- Izumo is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), 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 Izumo?
- 172,775 at the 2020 census, up 0.5% from 171,938 in 2015. The area is 624.36 km², which is 277 people per km². 64,408 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Izumo?
- Four: Matsue City (松江市), Oda City (大田市), Unnan City (雲南市), and Iinan Town (飯南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izumo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Izumo written in Japanese?
- 出雲市, read Izumo-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 Izumo begin?
- 島根県出雲市… (Shimane-ken, Izumo-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.