Itsuki五木村

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

Itsuki (五木村, Itsuki-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 931 (2020 census), area 252.92 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

五木村

Reading

Itsuki-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

931 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.8% from 1,055

Area

252.92 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

420

Under 15

7.7%

65 and over

48.2%

Foreign residents

3 (0.3%)

Code

43511 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.itsuki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Taragi Town多良木町
• Mizukami Village水上村
• Sagara Village相良村
• Yamae Village山江村

Questions about Itsuki

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

Itsuki (五木村) is a village (村, mura) in Kumamoto 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 Kuma District (球磨郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Itsuki?

Itsuki 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 Itsuki?

931 at the 2020 census, down 11.8% from 1,055 in 2015. The area is 252.92 km², which is 4 people per km². 420 households. 48.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itsuki?

Five: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Taragi Town (多良木町), Mizukami Village (水上村), Sagara Village (相良村), and Yamae Village (山江村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itsuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itsuki written in Japanese?

五木村, read Itsuki-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 Itsuki begin?

熊本県球磨郡五木村… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Itsuki-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.