Minamiaizu南会津町

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

Minamiaizu (南会津町, Minamiaizu-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 14,451 (2020 census), area 886.47 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiaizu 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

南会津町

Reading

Minamiaizu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiaizu District 南会津郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

14,451 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 16,264

Area

886.47 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

5,894

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

41.9%

Foreign residents

68 (0.5%)

Code

07368 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.minamiaizu.org

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shimogo Town下郷町
• Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村
• Tadami Town只見町
• Showa Village昭和村
• Nikko City日光市(Tochigi)
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市(Tochigi)

Questions about Minamiaizu

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

Minamiaizu (南会津町) 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 Minamiaizu District (南会津郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiaizu?

Minamiaizu 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 Minamiaizu?

14,451 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 16,264 in 2015. The area is 886.47 km², which is 16 people per km². 5,894 households. 41.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiaizu?

Six: Shimogo Town (下郷町), Hinoemata Village (檜枝岐村), Tadami Town (只見町), Showa Village (昭和村), Nikko City (日光市) in Tochigi, and Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiaizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiaizu written in Japanese?

南会津町, read Minamiaizu-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 Minamiaizu begin?

福島県南会津郡南会津町… (Fukushima-ken, Minamiaizu-gun, Minamiaizu-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.