Mashiki益城町

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

Mashiki (益城町, Mashiki-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 32,510 (2020 census), area 65.68 km². Borders 6 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

益城町

Reading

Mashiki-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

32,510 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 33,611

Area

65.68 km²

Density

495 people per km²

Households

11,744

Under 15

15.8%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

143 (0.4%)

Code

43443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mashiki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区(Kumamoto)
• Ozu Town大津町
• Kikuyo Town菊陽町
• Nishihara Village西原村
• Mifune Town御船町
• Kashima Town嘉島町

Questions about Mashiki

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

Mashiki (益城町) 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 Mashiki?

Mashiki 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 Mashiki?

32,510 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 33,611 in 2015. The area is 65.68 km², which is 495 people per km². 11,744 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 15.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mashiki?

Six: Higashi Ward (東区) of Kumamoto, Ozu Town (大津町), Kikuyo Town (菊陽町), Nishihara Village (西原村), Mifune Town (御船町), and Kashima Town (嘉島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mashiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mashiki written in Japanese?

益城町, read Mashiki-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 Mashiki begin?

熊本県上益城郡益城町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kamimashiki-gun, Mashiki-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.