Shimogo下郷町

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

Shimogo (下郷町, Shimogo-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 5,264 (2020 census), area 317.04 km². Borders 7 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

下郷町

Reading

Shimogo-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

5,264 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 5,800

Area

317.04 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

1,953

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

15 (0.3%)

Code

07362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimogo.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Shimogo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Tenei Village天栄村
• Minamiaizu Town南会津町
• Showa Village昭和村
• Aizumisato Town会津美里町
• Nishigo Village西郷村
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市(Tochigi)

Questions about Shimogo

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

Shimogo (下郷町) 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 Shimogo?

Shimogo 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 Shimogo?

5,264 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 5,800 in 2015. The area is 317.04 km², which is 17 people per km². 1,953 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimogo?

Seven: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Tenei Village (天栄村), Minamiaizu Town (南会津町), Showa Village (昭和村), Aizumisato Town (会津美里町), Nishigo Village (西郷村), and Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimogo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimogo written in Japanese?

下郷町, read Shimogo-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 Shimogo begin?

福島県南会津郡下郷町… (Fukushima-ken, Minamiaizu-gun, Shimogo-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.