Aizumisato会津美里町

Aizumisato-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Aizumisato (会津美里町, Aizumisato-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 19,014 (2020 census), area 276.33 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Onuma District, Fukushima 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

会津美里町

Reading

Aizumisato-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Onuma District 大沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

19,014 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 20,913

Area

276.33 km²

Density

69 people per km²

Households

6,465

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

39.8%

Foreign residents

38 (0.2%)

Code

07447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aizumisato.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Aizumisato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Shimogo Town下郷町
• Aizubange Town会津坂下町
• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Showa Village昭和村

Questions about Aizumisato

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

Aizumisato (会津美里町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima 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 Onuma District (大沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aizumisato?

Aizumisato is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aizumisato?

19,014 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 20,913 in 2015. The area is 276.33 km², which is 69 people per km². 6,465 households. 39.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aizumisato?

Five: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Shimogo Town (下郷町), Aizubange Town (会津坂下町), Yanaizu Town (柳津町), and Showa Village (昭和村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aizumisato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aizumisato written in Japanese?

会津美里町, read Aizumisato-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Aizumisato begin?

福島県大沼郡会津美里町… (Fukushima-ken, Onuma-gun, Aizumisato-machi, …). 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.