Yusui湧水町

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

Yusui (湧水町, Yusui-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 9,119 (2020 census), area 144.29 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aira 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

湧水町

Reading

Yusui-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aira District 姶良郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,119 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.7% from 10,327

Area

144.29 km²

Density

63 people per km²

Households

4,102

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

44.2%

Foreign residents

88 (1.0%)

Code

46452 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yusui.kagoshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ebino Cityえびの市(Miyazaki)
• Kirishima City霧島市
• Isa City伊佐市
• Satsuma Townさつま町

Questions about Yusui

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

Yusui (湧水町) 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 Aira District (姶良郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yusui?

Yusui 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 Yusui?

9,119 at the 2020 census, down 11.7% from 10,327 in 2015. The area is 144.29 km², which is 63 people per km². 4,102 households. 44.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yusui?

Four: Ebino City (えびの市) in Miyazaki, Kirishima City (霧島市), Isa City (伊佐市), and Satsuma Town (さつま町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yusui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yusui written in Japanese?

湧水町, read Yusui-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 Yusui begin?

鹿児島県姶良郡湧水町… (Kagoshima-ken, Aira-gun, Yusui-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.