Minakamiみなかみ町

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

Minakami (みなかみ町, Minakami-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 17,195 (2020 census), area 781.08 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tone District, Gunma 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

みなかみ町

Reading

Minakami-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tone District 利根郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

17,195 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 19,347

Area

781.08 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

6,959

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

40.8%

Foreign residents

229 (1.3%)

Code

10449 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minakami.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Minakami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Numata City沼田市
• Nakanojo Town中之条町
• Takayama Village高山村
• Katashina Village片品村
• Kawaba Village川場村
• Uonuma City魚沼市(Niigata)
• Minamiuonuma City南魚沼市(Niigata)
• Yuzawa Town湯沢町(Niigata)

Questions about Minakami

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

Minakami (みなかみ町) is a town (町, machi) in Gunma 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 Tone District (利根郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minakami?

Minakami is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minakami?

17,195 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 19,347 in 2015. The area is 781.08 km², which is 22 people per km². 6,959 households. 40.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minakami?

Eight: Numata City (沼田市), Nakanojo Town (中之条町), Takayama Village (高山村), Katashina Village (片品村), Kawaba Village (川場村), Uonuma City (魚沼市) in Niigata, Minamiuonuma City (南魚沼市) in Niigata, and Yuzawa Town (湯沢町) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minakami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minakami written in Japanese?

みなかみ町, read Minakami-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 Minakami begin?

群馬県利根郡みなかみ町… (Gunma-ken, Tone-gun, Minakami-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.