Nichinan

Nichinan City Hall
Nichinan-shi ; 日南市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Miyazaki
Coordinates :	31 ° 36 ' N , 131 ° 23' E Coordinates: 31 ° 36 '7 " N , 131 ° 22' 43" E
Basic data
Surface:	294.46 km²
Residents :	51,106 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	174 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	45204-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Crescent fir
Flower :	Farfugium japonicum
Bird :	kingfisher
town hall
Address :	Nichinan City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 1 , Chūōdōri; Nichinan -shi ; Miyazaki 887-8585
Website URL:	http://www.city.nichinan.lg.jp/
Location of Nichinans in Miyazaki Prefecture

Nichinan ( Japanese 日南市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city in Miyazaki Prefecture on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu .

geography

Nichinan is north of Kushima and south of Miyazaki on the Pacific Ocean .

history

The city was founded on January 1, 1950 by merging the parishes of Aburatsu, Obi, Gotanda and others. The name of the city is derived as an abbreviation with the Nichi from the old province name Hyūga and nan = south, as it is located in the southernmost part of the province / prefecture.

On 30 March 2009, it merged with Kitago ( 北郷町 , - chō ) and Nango ( 南郷町 , -chō ) from the district Minaminaka-gun to the new city Nichinan. The district was then dissolved.