Unnan雲南市
Unnan-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Unnan (雲南市, Unnan-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 36,007 (2020 census), area 553.18 km². Borders 6 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
- 雲南市
- Reading
- Unnan-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shimane 島根県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 36,007 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.8% from 39,032
- Area
- 553.18 km²
- Density
- 65 people per km²
- Households
- 12,432
- Under 15
- 11.2%
- 65 and over
- 40.1%
- Foreign residents
- 215 (0.6%)
- Code
- 32209 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.unnan.shimane.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Unnan. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Unnan
- Is Unnan a city or a prefecture?
- Unnan (雲南市) 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 Unnan?
- Unnan 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 Unnan?
- 36,007 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 39,032 in 2015. The area is 553.18 km², which is 65 people per km². 12,432 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Unnan?
- Six: Matsue City (松江市), Izumo City (出雲市), Yasugi City (安来市), Okuizumo Town (奥出雲町), Iinan Town (飯南町), and Shobara City (庄原市) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Unnan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Unnan written in Japanese?
- 雲南市, read Unnan-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 Unnan begin?
- 島根県雲南市… (Shimane-ken, Unnan-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.