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かみし

香美市

Kami Shi
City in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
784th largest of 1,651 #5 in Kōchi (32) Municipal code 392120
読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 香美市?

It reads かみしKami Shi. This is one of the harder names in the country: small municipalities are exactly where Japan's nandoku chimei (難読地名, "hard-to-read place names") live.

— A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.

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数字 · By the numbers

Kami at a glance

26,376
Population
538 km²
Area
2006
Founded
#784 /1,651
National rank
20
Parks
2
Museums
5
Cafés
山田西町 (Yamada-Nishimachi)
Nearest station
地図 · Where it is

Where is Kami?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Kami is marked in red.

33.6000°N, 133.6833°E Open in Google Maps →
概要 · Overview

About Kami

Kami is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 25,562 in 13212 households and a population density of 48 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 537.86 square kilometres (207.67 sq mi).

近隣 · Nearby

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質問 · Questions

About Kami

How do you read 香美市 in Japanese?

香美市 is read かみし (Kami Shi). It is a city in Kōchi Prefecture.

What does 市 mean at the end of 香美市?

市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.

How big is Kami?

Kami has a population of 26,376 across 538 km², making it the 784th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 32 in Kōchi.

What towns are near Kami?

The closest municipalities to Kami are Konan Shi (4 km), Nankoku Shi (5 km), Geisei Mura (14 km).