Shinto榛東村

Shinto-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Shinto (榛東村, Shinto-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 14,216 (2020 census), area 27.92 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kitagumma 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

榛東村

Reading

Shinto-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kitagumma District 北群馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

14,216 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 14,329

Area

27.92 km²

Density

509 people per km²

Households

5,116

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

169 (1.2%)

Code

10344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shinto.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shinto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Maebashi City前橋市
• Takasaki City高崎市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Yoshioka Town吉岡町

Questions about Shinto

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

Shinto (榛東村) is a village (村, mura) in Gunma Prefecture. A village 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 Kitagumma District (北群馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinto?

Shinto 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 Shinto?

14,216 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 14,329 in 2015. The area is 27.92 km², which is 509 people per km². 5,116 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinto?

Four: Maebashi City (前橋市), Takasaki City (高崎市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), and Yoshioka Town (吉岡町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinto written in Japanese?

榛東村, read Shinto-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shinto begin?

群馬県北群馬郡榛東村… (Gunma-ken, Kitagumma-gun, Shinto-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.