Asagiriあさぎり町

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

Asagiri (あさぎり町, Asagiri-cho) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 14,676 (2020 census), area 159.56 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuma District, Kumamoto 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

あさぎり町

Reading

Asagiri-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuma District 球磨郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

14,676 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 15,523

Area

159.56 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

5,357

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

38.4%

Foreign residents

204 (1.4%)

Code

43514 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.asagiri.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Asagiri. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishiki Town錦町
• Taragi Town多良木町
• Sagara Village相良村
• Kobayashi City小林市(Miyazaki)
• Ebino Cityえびの市(Miyazaki)

Questions about Asagiri

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

Asagiri (あさぎり町) is a town (町, cho) in Kumamoto 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 Kuma District (球磨郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Asagiri?

Asagiri is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Asagiri?

14,676 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 15,523 in 2015. The area is 159.56 km², which is 92 people per km². 5,357 households. 38.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asagiri?

Five: Nishiki Town (錦町), Taragi Town (多良木町), Sagara Village (相良村), Kobayashi City (小林市) in Miyazaki, and Ebino City (えびの市) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asagiri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asagiri written in Japanese?

あさぎり町, read Asagiri-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 Asagiri begin?

熊本県球磨郡あさぎり町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Asagiri-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.