Shinonsen新温泉町

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

Shinonsen (新温泉町, Shinonsen-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 13,318 (2020 census), area 241.01 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

新温泉町

Reading

Shinonsen-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

13,318 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.1% from 14,819

Area

241.01 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

4,929

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

124 (0.9%)

Code

28586 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shinonsen.hyogo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kami Town香美町
• Tottori City鳥取市(Tottori)
• Iwami Town岩美町(Tottori)
• Wakasa Town若桜町(Tottori)

Questions about Shinonsen

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

Shinonsen (新温泉町) 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 Shinonsen?

Shinonsen 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 Shinonsen?

13,318 at the 2020 census, down 10.1% from 14,819 in 2015. The area is 241.01 km², which is 55 people per km². 4,929 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinonsen?

Four: Kami Town (香美町), Tottori City (鳥取市) in Tottori, Iwami Town (岩美町) in Tottori, and Wakasa Town (若桜町) in Tottori. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinonsen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinonsen written in Japanese?

新温泉町, read Shinonsen-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 Shinonsen begin?

兵庫県美方郡新温泉町… (Hyōgo-ken, Mikata-gun, Shinonsen-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.