Kami香美町

Kami-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kami (香美町, Kami-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 16,064 (2020 census), area 368.77 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mikata District, Hyōgo 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

香美町

Reading

Kami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mikata District 美方郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

16,064 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 18,070

Area

368.77 km²

Density

44 people per km²

Households

5,912

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

40.6%

Foreign residents

99 (0.6%)

Code

28585 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mikata-kami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Toyoka City豊岡市
• Yabu City養父市
• Shinonsen Town新温泉町
• Wakasa Town若桜町(Tottori)

Questions about Kami

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

Kami (香美町) is a town (町, cho) in Hyōgo 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 Mikata District (美方郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kami?

Kami is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kami?

16,064 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 18,070 in 2015. The area is 368.77 km², which is 44 people per km². 5,912 households. 40.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kami?

Four: Toyoka City (豊岡市), Yabu City (養父市), Shinonsen Town (新温泉町), and Wakasa Town (若桜町) in Tottori. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kami written in Japanese?

香美町, read Kami-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kami begin?

兵庫県美方郡香美町… (Hyōgo-ken, Mikata-gun, Kami-cho, …). 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.