Kamijima上島町

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

Kamijima (上島町, Kamijima-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 6,509 (2020 census), area 30.38 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ochi District, Ehime 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

上島町

Reading

Kamijima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ochi District 越智郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

6,509 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 7,135

Area

30.38 km²

Density

214 people per km²

Households

3,207

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

45.4%

Foreign residents

309 (4.7%)

Code

38356 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamijima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Kamijima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Kamijima

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

Kamijima (上島町) is a town (町, cho) in Ehime 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 Ochi District (越智郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamijima?

Kamijima is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kamijima?

6,509 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 7,135 in 2015. The area is 30.38 km², which is 214 people per km². 3,207 households. 45.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamijima?

None. Kamijima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamijima written in Japanese?

上島町, read Kamijima-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 Kamijima begin?

愛媛県越智郡上島町… (Ehime-ken, Ochi-gun, Kamijima-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.