Kaneyama金山町

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

Kaneyama (金山町, Kaneyama-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 1,862 (2020 census), area 293.92 km². Borders 6 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

金山町

Reading

Kaneyama-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

1,862 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.9% from 2,189

Area

293.92 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

878

Under 15

4.8%

65 and over

60.9%

Foreign residents

11 (0.6%)

Code

07445 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaneyama.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tadami Town只見町
• Nishiaizu Town西会津町
• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Mishima Town三島町
• Showa Village昭和村
• Aga Town阿賀町(Niigata)

Questions about Kaneyama

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

Kaneyama (金山町) 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 Kaneyama?

Kaneyama 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 Kaneyama?

1,862 at the 2020 census, down 14.9% from 2,189 in 2015. The area is 293.92 km², which is 6 people per km². 878 households. 60.9% of residents are 65 or older and 4.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaneyama?

Six: Tadami Town (只見町), Nishiaizu Town (西会津町), Yanaizu Town (柳津町), Mishima Town (三島町), Showa Village (昭和村), and Aga Town (阿賀町) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaneyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaneyama written in Japanese?

金山町, read Kaneyama-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 Kaneyama begin?

福島県大沼郡金山町… (Fukushima-ken, Onuma-gun, Kaneyama-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.