Shingu新宮市

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

Shingu (新宮市, Shingu-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 27,171 (2020 census), area 255.23 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Wakayama 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

新宮市

Reading

Shingu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

27,171 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 29,331

Area

255.23 km²

Density

106 people per km²

Households

13,123

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

179 (0.7%)

Code

30207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shingu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kumano City熊野市(Mie)
• Kiho Town紀宝町(Mie)
• Totsukawa Village十津川村(Nara)
• Tanabe City田辺市
• Nachikatsura Town那智勝浦町
• Kozagawa Town古座川町

Questions about Shingu

Is Shingu a city or a prefecture?

Shingu (新宮市) is a city (市, shi) in Wakayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Shingu?

Shingu is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shingu?

27,171 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 29,331 in 2015. The area is 255.23 km², which is 106 people per km². 13,123 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shingu?

Six: Kumano City (熊野市) in Mie, Kiho Town (紀宝町) in Mie, Totsukawa Village (十津川村) in Nara, Tanabe City (田辺市), Nachikatsura Town (那智勝浦町), and Kozagawa Town (古座川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shingu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shingu written in Japanese?

新宮市, read Shingu-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 Shingu begin?

和歌山県新宮市… (Wakayama-ken, Shingu-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.