Minamiechizen南越前町

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

Minamiechizen (南越前町, Minamiechizen-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 10,002 (2020 census), area 343.69 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nanjo District, Fukui 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

南越前町

Reading

Minamiechizen-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nanjo District 南条郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

10,002 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 10,799

Area

343.69 km²

Density

29 people per km²

Households

3,266

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

57 (0.6%)

Code

18404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamiechizen.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Minamiechizen. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuruga City敦賀市
• Echizen City越前市
• Ikeda Town池田町
• Echizen Town越前町
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町(Gifu)
• Nagahama City長浜市(Shiga)

Questions about Minamiechizen

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

Minamiechizen (南越前町) is a town (町, cho) in Fukui 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 Nanjo District (南条郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiechizen?

Minamiechizen is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), 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 Minamiechizen?

10,002 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 10,799 in 2015. The area is 343.69 km², which is 29 people per km². 3,266 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiechizen?

Six: Tsuruga City (敦賀市), Echizen City (越前市), Ikeda Town (池田町), Echizen Town (越前町), Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町) in Gifu, and Nagahama City (長浜市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiechizen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiechizen written in Japanese?

南越前町, read Minamiechizen-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 Minamiechizen begin?

福井県南条郡南越前町… (Fukui-ken, Nanjo-gun, Minamiechizen-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.