Tsumagoi嬬恋村

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

Tsumagoi (嬬恋村, Tsumagoi-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 8,850 (2020 census), area 337.58 km². Borders 9 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Agatsuma 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

嬬恋村

Reading

Tsumagoi-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Agatsuma District 吾妻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

8,850 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 9,780

Area

337.58 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

3,532

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

37.2%

Foreign residents

144 (1.6%)

Code

10425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tsumagoi.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Tsumagoi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naganohara Town長野原町
• Kusatsu Town草津町
• Ueda City上田市(Nagano)
• Suzaka City須坂市(Nagano)
• Komoro City小諸市(Nagano)
• Tomi City東御市(Nagano)
• Karuizawa Town軽井沢町(Nagano)
• Miyota Town御代田町(Nagano)
• Takayama Village高山村(Nagano)

Questions about Tsumagoi

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

Tsumagoi (嬬恋村) 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 Agatsuma District (吾妻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsumagoi?

Tsumagoi 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 Tsumagoi?

8,850 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 9,780 in 2015. The area is 337.58 km², which is 26 people per km². 3,532 households. 37.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsumagoi?

Nine: Naganohara Town (長野原町), Kusatsu Town (草津町), Ueda City (上田市) in Nagano, Suzaka City (須坂市) in Nagano, Komoro City (小諸市) in Nagano, Tomi City (東御市) in Nagano, Karuizawa Town (軽井沢町) in Nagano, Miyota Town (御代田町) in Nagano, and Takayama Village (高山村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsumagoi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsumagoi written in Japanese?

嬬恋村, read Tsumagoi-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 Tsumagoi begin?

群馬県吾妻郡嬬恋村… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Tsumagoi-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.