Mine美祢市

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

Mine (美祢市, Mine-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 23,247 (2020 census), area 472.64 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamaguchi 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
美祢市
Reading
Mine-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamaguchi 山口県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
23,247 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-11.1% from 26,159
Area
472.64 km²
Density
49 people per km²
Households
9,405
Under 15
8.5%
65 and over
42.7%
Foreign residents
201 (0.9%)
Code
35213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www2.city.mine.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Mine

Is Mine a city or a prefecture?
Mine (美祢市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Mine?
Mine is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), 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 Mine?
23,247 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 26,159 in 2015. The area is 472.64 km², which is 49 people per km². 9,405 households. 42.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Mine?
Six: Shimonoseki City (下関市), Ube City (宇部市), Yamaguchi City (山口市), Hagi City (萩市), Nagato City (長門市), and Sanyoonoda City (山陽小野田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mine in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Mine written in Japanese?
美祢市, read Mine-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 Mine begin?
山口県美祢市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-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.