Sumita住田町

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

Sumita (住田町, Sumita-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 5,045 (2020 census), area 334.84 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kesen District, Iwate 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

住田町

Reading

Sumita-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kesen District 気仙郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,045 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.8% from 5,720

Area

334.84 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

1,981

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

45.3%

Foreign residents

106 (2.1%)

Code

03441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sumita.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Sumita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ofunato City大船渡市
• Tono City遠野市
• Ichinoseki City一関市
• Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市
• Kamaishi City釜石市
• Oshu City奥州市

Questions about Sumita

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

Sumita (住田町) is a town (町, cho) in Iwate 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 Kesen District (気仙郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sumita?

Sumita is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sumita?

5,045 at the 2020 census, down 11.8% from 5,720 in 2015. The area is 334.84 km², which is 15 people per km². 1,981 households. 45.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sumita?

Six: Ofunato City (大船渡市), Tono City (遠野市), Ichinoseki City (一関市), Rikuzentakata City (陸前高田市), Kamaishi City (釜石市), and Oshu City (奥州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sumita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sumita written in Japanese?

住田町, read Sumita-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 Sumita begin?

岩手県気仙郡住田町… (Iwate-ken, Kesen-gun, Sumita-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.