Minamiosumi南大隅町

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

Minamiosumi (南大隅町, Minamiosumi-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 6,481 (2020 census), area 213.57 km². Borders 2 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

南大隅町

Reading

Minamiosumi-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

6,481 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.1% from 7,542

Area

213.57 km²

Density

30 people per km²

Households

3,153

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

49.3%

Foreign residents

23 (0.4%)

Code

46491 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamiosumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kinko Town錦江町
• Kimotsuki Town肝付町

Questions about Minamiosumi

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

Minamiosumi (南大隅町) 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 Minamiosumi?

Minamiosumi 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 Minamiosumi?

6,481 at the 2020 census, down 14.1% from 7,542 in 2015. The area is 213.57 km², which is 30 people per km². 3,153 households. 49.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiosumi?

Two: Kinko Town (錦江町) and Kimotsuki Town (肝付町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiosumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiosumi written in Japanese?

南大隅町, read Minamiosumi-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 Minamiosumi begin?

鹿児島県肝属郡南大隅町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kimotsuki-gun, Minamiosumi-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.