Shimonoseki下関市
Shimonoseki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shimonoseki (下関市, Shimonoseki-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 255,051 (2020 census), area 716.1 km². Borders 3 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
- 下関市
- Reading
- Shimonoseki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 255,051 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.0% from 268,517
- Area
- 716.1 km²
- Density
- 356 people per km²
- Households
- 115,817
- Under 15
- 11.1%
- 65 and over
- 35.8%
- Foreign residents
- 4,191 (1.6%)
- Code
- 35201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shimonoseki.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Shimonoseki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shimonoseki
- Is Shimonoseki a city or a prefecture?
- Shimonoseki (下関市) 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 Shimonoseki?
- Shimonoseki 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 Shimonoseki?
- 255,051 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 268,517 in 2015. The area is 716.1 km², which is 356 people per km². 115,817 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shimonoseki?
- Three: Nagato City (長門市), Mine City (美祢市), and Sanyoonoda City (山陽小野田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimonoseki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shimonoseki written in Japanese?
- 下関市, read Shimonoseki-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 Shimonoseki begin?
- 山口県下関市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Shimonoseki-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.