Yamato大和村

Yamato-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Yamato (大和村, Yamato-son) is a village in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 1,364 (2020 census), area 88.26 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

大和村

Reading

Yamato-son

Kind

Village (村): 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

1,364 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.8% from 1,530

Area

88.26 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

688

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

43.0%

Foreign residents

1 (0.1%)

Code

46523 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yamato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Amami City奄美市
• Uken Village宇検村

Questions about Yamato

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

Yamato (大和村) is a village (村, son) 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 Oshima District (大島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamato?

Yamato 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 Yamato?

1,364 at the 2020 census, down 10.8% from 1,530 in 2015. The area is 88.26 km², which is 15 people per km². 688 households. 43.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamato?

Two: Amami City (奄美市) and Uken Village (宇検村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamato written in Japanese?

大和村, read Yamato-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamato begin?

鹿児島県大島郡大和村… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Yamato-son, …). 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.