Kashima嘉島町

Kashima-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kashima (嘉島町, Kashima-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 9,547 (2020 census), area 16.65 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamimashiki 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

嘉島町

Reading

Kashima-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamimashiki District 上益城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,547 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.4% from 9,054

Area

16.65 km²

Density

573 people per km²

Households

3,495

Under 15

17.9%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

104 (1.1%)

Code

43442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumamoto-kashima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区(Kumamoto)
• Minami Ward南区(Kumamoto)
• Mifune Town御船町
• Mashiki Town益城町

Questions about Kashima

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

Kashima (嘉島町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Kamimashiki District (上益城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kashima?

Kashima 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 Kashima?

9,547 at the 2020 census, up 5.4% from 9,054 in 2015. The area is 16.65 km², which is 573 people per km². 3,495 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 17.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kashima?

Four: Higashi Ward (東区) of Kumamoto, Minami Ward (南区) of Kumamoto, Mifune Town (御船町), and Mashiki Town (益城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kashima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kashima written in Japanese?

嘉島町, read Kashima-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kashima begin?

熊本県上益城郡嘉島町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kamimashiki-gun, Kashima-machi, …). 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.