Mine美祢市
Mine-shi. The name ends in 市 (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.
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.