Isen伊仙町

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

Isen (伊仙町, Isen-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 6,139 (2020 census), area 62.71 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oshima 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

伊仙町

Reading

Isen-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oshima District 大島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,139 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.5% from 6,362

Area

62.71 km²

Density

98 people per km²

Households

2,783

Under 15

16.0%

65 and over

37.8%

Foreign residents

24 (0.4%)

Code

46532 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.isen.kagoshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Isen. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokunoshima Town徳之島町
• Amagi Town天城町

Questions about Isen

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

Isen (伊仙町) 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 Oshima District (大島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Isen?

Isen 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 Isen?

6,139 at the 2020 census, down 3.5% from 6,362 in 2015. The area is 62.71 km², which is 98 people per km². 2,783 households. 37.8% of residents are 65 or older and 16.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Isen?

Two: Tokunoshima Town (徳之島町) and Amagi Town (天城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Isen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Isen written in Japanese?

伊仙町, read Isen-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 Isen begin?

鹿児島県大島郡伊仙町… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Isen-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.