Shimonita下仁田町

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

Shimonita (下仁田町, Shimonita-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 6,576 (2020 census), area 188.38 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kanra 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

下仁田町

Reading

Shimonita-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kanra District 甘楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

6,576 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.1% from 7,564

Area

188.38 km²

Density

35 people per km²

Households

2,808

Under 15

5.4%

65 and over

50.8%

Foreign residents

31 (0.5%)

Code

10382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimonita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fujioka City藤岡市
• Tomioka City富岡市
• Annaka City安中市
• Kanna Town神流町
• Nammoku Village南牧村
• Kanra Town甘楽町
• Saku City佐久市(Nagano)
• Karuizawa Town軽井沢町(Nagano)

Questions about Shimonita

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

Shimonita (下仁田町) 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 Kanra District (甘楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimonita?

Shimonita 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 Shimonita?

6,576 at the 2020 census, down 13.1% from 7,564 in 2015. The area is 188.38 km², which is 35 people per km². 2,808 households. 50.8% of residents are 65 or older and 5.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimonita?

Eight: Fujioka City (藤岡市), Tomioka City (富岡市), Annaka City (安中市), Kanna Town (神流町), Nammoku Village (南牧村), Kanra Town (甘楽町), Saku City (佐久市) in Nagano, and Karuizawa Town (軽井沢町) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimonita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimonita written in Japanese?

下仁田町, read Shimonita-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 Shimonita begin?

群馬県甘楽郡下仁田町… (Gunma-ken, Kanra-gun, Shimonita-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.