Izumo出雲市

Izumo-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.