Higashikushira東串良町

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

Higashikushira (東串良町, Higashikushira-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 6,237 (2020 census), area 27.78 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima 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

東串良町

Reading

Higashikushira-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kimotsuki District 肝属郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,237 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 6,530

Area

27.78 km²

Density

225 people per km²

Households

2,772

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

36.7%

Foreign residents

126 (2.0%)

Code

46482 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.higashikushira.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanoya City鹿屋市
• Osaki Town大崎町
• Kimotsuki Town肝付町

Questions about Higashikushira

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

Higashikushira (東串良町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagoshima 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 Kimotsuki District (肝属郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashikushira?

Higashikushira is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashikushira?

6,237 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 6,530 in 2015. The area is 27.78 km², which is 225 people per km². 2,772 households. 36.7% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashikushira?

Three: Kanoya City (鹿屋市), Osaki Town (大崎町), and Kimotsuki Town (肝付町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashikushira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashikushira written in Japanese?

東串良町, read Higashikushira-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 Higashikushira begin?

鹿児島県肝属郡東串良町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kimotsuki-gun, Higashikushira-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.