Mishima三島村

Mishima-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Mishima (三島村, Mishima-mura) is a village in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 405 (2020 census), area 31.39 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kagoshima 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

三島村

Reading

Mishima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kagoshima District 鹿児島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

405 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 407

Area

31.39 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

218

Under 15

23.5%

65 and over

26.4%

Foreign residents

3 (0.7%)

Code

46303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

mishimamura.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Mishima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Mishima

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

Mishima (三島村) is a village (村, mura) in Kagoshima Prefecture. A village 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 Kagoshima District (鹿児島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mishima?

Mishima 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 Mishima?

405 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 407 in 2015. The area is 31.39 km², which is 13 people per km². 218 households. 26.4% of residents are 65 or older and 23.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mishima?

None. Mishima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mishima written in Japanese?

三島村, read Mishima-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Mishima begin?

鹿児島県鹿児島郡三島村… (Kagoshima-ken, Kagoshima-gun, Mishima-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.