Businesses in Soo Shi

Categories in Soo Shi

Gas Station City or Town Hall Community Center Construction of buildings Elementary School Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Snack Bar Dentists Funeral Home Hospitals Hair Salon Convenience stores Bus Station

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Soo Shi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Gas station	20
Shopping	11
Hospitals	11
Restaurants	10
Construction of buildings	9
Automotive	9
Public administration	9
Buses and trains	9
Education	8
Hairdressers	8
All membership organizations	7
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
All food and beverage	6

Soo Shi Facts

Area	391.8 km²
Population	37,881
Male Population	17,664 (46.6%)
Female Population	20,217 (53.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-8.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-7.2%
Median Age	55.4 years (Male: 53.6, Female: 57.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$20,305 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Osumicho Iwagawa, Sueyoshicho Ninokata, Sueyoshicho Suwakata, Sueyoshicho Minaminogo, Takarabecho Minamimata
Local Time
Timezone	Japan Standard Time
Lat & Lng	31.65615, 130.97470
Postal Codes	899

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Soo Shi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	41,180	41,967	40,812	37,621	37,881	37,559	36,948
Population Density	105.1 / km²	107.1 / km²	104.2 / km²	96 / km²	96.7 / km²	95.9 / km²	94.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soo Shi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 7.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Soo Shi	-8%	-9.7%	-7.2%
Kagoshima Prefecture	—	—	—
Japan	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soo Shi Median Age

Median Age: 55.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Soo Shi	55.4 yrs	57.1 yrs	53.6 yrs
Kagoshima Prefecture	48.9 yrs	50.6 yrs	47 yrs
Japan	45.1 yrs	46.9 yrs	43.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Soo Shi Population Density

Population Density: 96.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Soo Shi	37,881	391.8 km²	96.7 / km²
Kagoshima Prefecture	1.6 million	9,185.9 km²	172 / km²
Japan	122.9 million	373,410.9 km²	329 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soo Shi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Soo Shi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,814	$18,932	$21,608	$17,248	$19,061	$17,953	$19,698	$20,305
Total GDP	$737.7M	$523.7M	$622.7M	$442.3M	$493.6M	$434.6M	$488M	$496.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Soo Shi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Soo Shi	16,393 tn	0.43 tn	41.8 tons/km²
Kagoshima Prefecture	950,321 tn	0.6 tn	103.5 tons/km²
Japan	541,995,101 tn	4.41 tn	1,451.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Soo Shi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,393 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	41.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/19/19	2:35 AM	4.3	20.6 km	64,629 m	10km N of Miyakonojo, Japan	usgs.gov
1/5/19	6:32 AM	4.6	52.6 km	115,300 m	7km E of Ibusuki, Japan	usgs.gov
10/26/18	8:45 AM	4.5	60 km	117,010 m	4km SSW of Ibusuki, Japan	usgs.gov
6/27/18	11:47 AM	4.2	46.3 km	162,680 m	15km WNW of Kajiki, Japan	usgs.gov
6/11/18	7:54 PM	5.4	54.8 km	30,000 m	22km SE of Kushima, Japan	usgs.gov
8/24/17	5:34 AM	4.5	47.4 km	10,000 m	15km NNW of Ibusuki, Japan	usgs.gov
7/11/17	2:56 AM	5.3	44.6 km	23,910 m	12km SW of Tarumizu, Japan	usgs.gov
7/9/17	5:02 PM	4.5	48.3 km	59,060 m	26km S of Shibushi, Japan	usgs.gov
2/11/17	1:02 AM	4.1	41.2 km	105,800 m	11km ENE of Kobayashi, Japan	usgs.gov
12/17/16	3:20 AM	4.2	35.9 km	105,430 m	8km E of Kobayashi, Japan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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