Mihama美浜町

Mihama-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Mihama (美浜町, Mihama-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 22,496 (2020 census), area 46.2 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

美浜町

Reading

Mihama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chita District 知多郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

22,496 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 23,575

Area

46.2 km²

Density

487 people per km²

Households

9,530

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

30.4%

Foreign residents

322 (1.4%)

Code

23446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aichi-mihama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Mihama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokoname City常滑市
• Minamichita Town南知多町
• Taketoyo Town武豊町

Questions about Mihama

Is Mihama a city, a town, or a village?

Mihama (美浜町) is a town (町, cho) in Aichi Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Chita District (知多郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mihama?

Mihama is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Mihama?

22,496 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 23,575 in 2015. The area is 46.2 km², which is 487 people per km². 9,530 households. 30.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mihama?

Three: Tokoname City (常滑市), Minamichita Town (南知多町), and Taketoyo Town (武豊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mihama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mihama written in Japanese?

美浜町, read Mihama-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Mihama begin?

愛知県知多郡美浜町… (Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Mihama-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.