Shunan周南市
Shunan-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shunan (周南市, Shunan-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 137,540 (2020 census), area 656.29 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
- 周南市
- Reading
- Shunan-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 137,540 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.0% from 144,842
- Area
- 656.29 km²
- Density
- 210 people per km²
- Households
- 63,289
- Under 15
- 11.3%
- 65 and over
- 33.7%
- Foreign residents
- 1,582 (1.2%)
- Code
- 35215 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shunan.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Shunan. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shunan
- Is Shunan a city or a prefecture?
- Shunan (周南市) 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 Shunan?
- Shunan 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 Shunan?
- 137,540 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 144,842 in 2015. The area is 656.29 km², which is 210 people per km². 63,289 households. 33.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shunan?
- Six: Yoshika Town (吉賀町) in Shimane, Yamaguchi City (山口市), Hofu City (防府市), Kudamatsu City (下松市), Iwakuni City (岩国市), and Hikari City (光市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shunan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shunan written in Japanese?
- 周南市, read Shunan-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 Shunan begin?
- 山口県周南市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Shunan-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.