Yasugi安来市

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

Yasugi (安来市, Yasugi-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 37,062 (2020 census), area 420.93 km². Borders 7 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

安来市

Reading

Yasugi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

37,062 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 39,528

Area

420.93 km²

Density

88 people per km²

Households

12,835

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

37.4%

Foreign residents

269 (0.7%)

Code

32206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yasugi.shimane.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Yasugi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yonago City米子市(Tottori)
• Sakaiminato City境港市(Tottori)
• Nambu Town南部町(Tottori)
• Nichinan Town日南町(Tottori)
• Matsue City松江市
• Unnan City雲南市
• Okuizumo Town奥出雲町

Questions about Yasugi

Is Yasugi a city or a prefecture?

Yasugi (安来市) 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 Yasugi?

Yasugi 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 Yasugi?

37,062 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 39,528 in 2015. The area is 420.93 km², which is 88 people per km². 12,835 households. 37.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yasugi?

Seven: Yonago City (米子市) in Tottori, Sakaiminato City (境港市) in Tottori, Nambu Town (南部町) in Tottori, Nichinan Town (日南町) in Tottori, Matsue City (松江市), Unnan City (雲南市), and Okuizumo Town (奥出雲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yasugi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yasugi written in Japanese?

安来市, read Yasugi-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 Yasugi begin?

島根県安来市… (Shimane-ken, Yasugi-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.