Kinko錦江町

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

Kinko (錦江町, Kinko-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 6,944 (2020 census), area 163.19 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

錦江町

Reading

Kinko-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

6,944 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.4% from 7,923

Area

163.19 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

3,175

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

46.6%

Foreign residents

69 (1.0%)

Code

46490 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kinko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanoya City鹿屋市
• Minamiosumi Town南大隅町
• Kimotsuki Town肝付町

Questions about Kinko

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

Kinko (錦江町) 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 Kinko?

Kinko 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 Kinko?

6,944 at the 2020 census, down 12.4% from 7,923 in 2015. The area is 163.19 km², which is 43 people per km². 3,175 households. 46.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kinko?

Three: Kanoya City (鹿屋市), Minamiosumi Town (南大隅町), and Kimotsuki Town (肝付町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kinko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kinko written in Japanese?

錦江町, read Kinko-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 Kinko begin?

鹿児島県肝属郡錦江町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kimotsuki-gun, Kinko-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.