Showa昭和村

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

Showa (昭和村, Showa-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 6,953 (2020 census), area 64.14 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

昭和村

Reading

Showa-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

6,953 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 7,347

Area

64.14 km²

Density

108 people per km²

Households

2,601

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

436 (6.3%)

Code

10448 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.showa.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Showa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Numata City沼田市
• Shibukawa City渋川市

Questions about Showa

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

Showa (昭和村) 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 Tone District (利根郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Showa?

Showa 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 Showa?

6,953 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 7,347 in 2015. The area is 64.14 km², which is 108 people per km². 2,601 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Showa?

Two: Numata City (沼田市) and Shibukawa City (渋川市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Showa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Showa written in Japanese?

昭和村, read Showa-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 Showa begin?

群馬県利根郡昭和村… (Gunma-ken, Tone-gun, Showa-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.