Minamioguni南小国町

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

Minamioguni (南小国町, Minamioguni-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 3,750 (2020 census), area 115.9 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

南小国町

Reading

Minamioguni-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

3,750 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 4,048

Area

115.9 km²

Density

32 people per km²

Households

1,603

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

40.3%

Foreign residents

71 (1.9%)

Code

43423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamioguni.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aso City阿蘇市
• Oguni Town小国町
• Ubuyama Village産山村
• Hita City日田市(Ōita)
• Taketa City竹田市(Ōita)
• Kokonoe Town九重町(Ōita)

Questions about Minamioguni

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

Minamioguni (南小国町) 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 Aso District (阿蘇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamioguni?

Minamioguni 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 Minamioguni?

3,750 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 4,048 in 2015. The area is 115.9 km², which is 32 people per km². 1,603 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamioguni?

Six: Aso City (阿蘇市), Oguni Town (小国町), Ubuyama Village (産山村), Hita City (日田市) in Ōita, Taketa City (竹田市) in Ōita, and Kokonoe Town (九重町) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamioguni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamioguni written in Japanese?

南小国町, read Minamioguni-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 Minamioguni begin?

熊本県阿蘇郡南小国町… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-gun, Minamioguni-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.