Mitake御嵩町

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

Mitake (御嵩町, Mitake-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 17,516 (2020 census), area 56.69 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kani District, Gifu 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

御嵩町

Reading

Mitake-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kani District 可児郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

17,516 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 18,111

Area

56.69 km²

Density

309 people per km²

Households

6,768

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

31.8%

Foreign residents

566 (3.2%)

Code

21521 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mitake.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mizunami City瑞浪市
• Minokamo City美濃加茂市
• Toki City土岐市
• Kani City可児市
• Yaotsu Town八百津町

Questions about Mitake

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

Mitake (御嵩町) is a town (町, cho) in Gifu 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 Kani District (可児郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mitake?

Mitake is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Mitake?

17,516 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 18,111 in 2015. The area is 56.69 km², which is 309 people per km². 6,768 households. 31.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mitake?

Five: Mizunami City (瑞浪市), Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Toki City (土岐市), Kani City (可児市), and Yaotsu Town (八百津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mitake in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mitake written in Japanese?

御嵩町, read Mitake-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 Mitake begin?

岐阜県可児郡御嵩町… (Gifu-ken, Kani-gun, Mitake-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.