Miki三木町

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

Miki (三木町, Miki-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 26,878 (2020 census), area 75.78 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kita District, Kagawa 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

三木町

Reading

Miki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kita District 木田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

26,878 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.9% from 27,684

Area

75.78 km²

Density

355 people per km²

Households

10,889

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

31.5%

Foreign residents

220 (0.8%)

Code

37341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Miki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mima City美馬市(Tokushima)
• Takamatsu City高松市
• Sanuki Cityさぬき市

Questions about Miki

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

Miki (三木町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagawa 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 Kita District (木田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miki?

Miki is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Miki?

26,878 at the 2020 census, down 2.9% from 27,684 in 2015. The area is 75.78 km², which is 355 people per km². 10,889 households. 31.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miki?

Three: Mima City (美馬市) in Tokushima, Takamatsu City (高松市), and Sanuki City (さぬき市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miki written in Japanese?

三木町, read Miki-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 Miki begin?

香川県木田郡三木町… (Kagawa-ken, Kita-gun, Miki-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.