It reads みなみしまばらし — Minamishimabara Shi.
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Minamishimabara lit. "South Shimabara City" is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 41,028 in 18378 households, and a population density of 240 people per km2. The total area of the city is 170.13 km2 (65.69 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Minamishimabara.
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南島原市 is read みなみしまばらし (Minamishimabara Shi). It is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Minamishimabara has a population of 41,903 across 170 km², making it the 581st largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 6th largest of the 21 in Nagasaki.
The closest municipalities to Minamishimabara are Kamiamakusa Shi (15 km), Shimabara Shi (16 km), Unzen Shi (22 km).