Mifune御船町

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

Mifune (御船町, Mifune-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 16,303 (2020 census), area 99.03 km². Borders 7 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

御船町

Reading

Mifune-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

16,303 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 17,237

Area

99.03 km²

Density

165 people per km²

Households

6,196

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

34.9%

Foreign residents

72 (0.4%)

Code

43441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mifune.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Mifune. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区(Kumamoto)
• Misato Town美里町
• Nishihara Village西原村
• Kashima Town嘉島町
• Mashiki Town益城町
• Kosa Town甲佐町
• Yamato Town山都町

Questions about Mifune

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

Mifune (御船町) 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 Mifune?

Mifune 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 Mifune?

16,303 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 17,237 in 2015. The area is 99.03 km², which is 165 people per km². 6,196 households. 34.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mifune?

Seven: Minami Ward (南区) of Kumamoto, Misato Town (美里町), Nishihara Village (西原村), Kashima Town (嘉島町), Mashiki Town (益城町), Kosa Town (甲佐町), and Yamato Town (山都町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mifune in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mifune written in Japanese?

御船町, read Mifune-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 Mifune begin?

熊本県上益城郡御船町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kamimashiki-gun, Mifune-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.