Kuma球磨村

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

Kuma (球磨村, Kuma-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 2,433 (2020 census), area 207.58 km². Borders 6 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

球磨村

Reading

Kuma-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

2,433 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-34.2% from 3,698

Area

207.58 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

976

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

1 (0.0%)

Code

43513 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kumamura.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Hitoyoshi City人吉市
• Minamata City水俣市
• Ashikita Town芦北町
• Yamae Village山江村
• Isa City伊佐市(Kagoshima)

Questions about Kuma

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

Kuma (球磨村) 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 Kuma?

Kuma 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 Kuma?

2,433 at the 2020 census, down 34.2% from 3,698 in 2015. The area is 207.58 km², which is 12 people per km². 976 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kuma?

Six: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Hitoyoshi City (人吉市), Minamata City (水俣市), Ashikita Town (芦北町), Yamae Village (山江村), and Isa City (伊佐市) in Kagoshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kuma written in Japanese?

球磨村, read Kuma-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 Kuma begin?

熊本県球磨郡球磨村… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Kuma-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.