It reads しまばらし — Shimabara Shi.
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Shimabara is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. As of 30 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 42,181 in 19917 households, and a population density of 510 people per km2. The total area of the city is 170.13 km2 (65.69 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Shimabara.
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島原市 is read しまばらし (Shimabara 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.
Shimabara has a population of 42,858 across 83 km², making it the 573rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 21 in Nagasaki.
The closest municipalities to Shimabara are Minamishimabara Shi (16 km), Nagasu Machi (16 km), Unzen Shi (18 km).