Kimotsuki肝付町

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

Kimotsuki (肝付町, Kimotsuki-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 14,227 (2020 census), area 308.1 km². Borders 4 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

肝付町

Reading

Kimotsuki-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

14,227 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 15,664

Area

308.1 km²

Density

46 people per km²

Households

6,393

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

41.4%

Foreign residents

68 (0.5%)

Code

46492 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kimotsuki-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanoya City鹿屋市
• Higashikushira Town東串良町
• Kinko Town錦江町
• Minamiosumi Town南大隅町

Questions about Kimotsuki

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

Kimotsuki (肝付町) 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 Kimotsuki?

Kimotsuki 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 Kimotsuki?

14,227 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 15,664 in 2015. The area is 308.1 km², which is 46 people per km². 6,393 households. 41.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kimotsuki?

Four: Kanoya City (鹿屋市), Higashikushira Town (東串良町), Kinko Town (錦江町), and Minamiosumi Town (南大隅町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kimotsuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kimotsuki written in Japanese?

肝付町, read Kimotsuki-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 Kimotsuki begin?

鹿児島県肝属郡肝付町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kimotsuki-gun, Kimotsuki-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.