Minamiaso南阿蘇村

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

Minamiaso (南阿蘇村, Minamiaso-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 9,836 (2020 census), area 137.32 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Aso 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

南阿蘇村

Reading

Minamiaso-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Aso District 阿蘇郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,836 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.5% from 11,503

Area

137.32 km²

Density

72 people per km²

Households

4,051

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

42.8%

Foreign residents

94 (1.0%)

Code

43433 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.minamiaso.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Minamiaso. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aso City阿蘇市
• Ozu Town大津町
• Takamori Town高森町
• Nishihara Village西原村
• Yamato Town山都町

Questions about Minamiaso

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

Minamiaso (南阿蘇村) 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 Aso District (阿蘇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiaso?

Minamiaso 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 Minamiaso?

9,836 at the 2020 census, down 14.5% from 11,503 in 2015. The area is 137.32 km², which is 72 people per km². 4,051 households. 42.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiaso?

Five: Aso City (阿蘇市), Ozu Town (大津町), Takamori Town (高森町), Nishihara Village (西原村), and Yamato Town (山都町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiaso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiaso written in Japanese?

南阿蘇村, read Minamiaso-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 Minamiaso begin?

熊本県阿蘇郡南阿蘇村… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-gun, Minamiaso-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.