Kosa甲佐町

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

Kosa (甲佐町, Kosa-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 10,132 (2020 census), area 57.93 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

甲佐町

Reading

Kosa-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

10,132 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 10,717

Area

57.93 km²

Density

175 people per km²

Households

3,678

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

59 (0.6%)

Code

43444 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kosa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minami Ward南区(Kumamoto)
• Uki City宇城市
• Misato Town美里町
• Mifune Town御船町

Questions about Kosa

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

Kosa (甲佐町) 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 Kosa?

Kosa 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 Kosa?

10,132 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 10,717 in 2015. The area is 57.93 km², which is 175 people per km². 3,678 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kosa?

Four: Minami Ward (南区) of Kumamoto, Uki City (宇城市), Misato Town (美里町), and Mifune Town (御船町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kosa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kosa written in Japanese?

甲佐町, read Kosa-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 Kosa begin?

熊本県上益城郡甲佐町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kamimashiki-gun, Kosa-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.