Misato美里町

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

Misato (美里町, Misato-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 9,392 (2020 census), area 144 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimomashiki 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

美里町

Reading

Misato-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimomashiki District 下益城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,392 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 10,333

Area

144 km²

Density

65 people per km²

Households

3,439

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

47.0%

Foreign residents

63 (0.7%)

Code

43348 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumamoto-misato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Uki City宇城市
• Mifune Town御船町
• Kosa Town甲佐町
• Yamato Town山都町

Questions about Misato

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

Misato (美里町) 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 Shimomashiki District (下益城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Misato?

Misato 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 Misato?

9,392 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 10,333 in 2015. The area is 144 km², which is 65 people per km². 3,439 households. 47.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misato?

Five: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Uki City (宇城市), Mifune Town (御船町), Kosa Town (甲佐町), and Yamato Town (山都町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misato written in Japanese?

美里町, read Misato-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 Misato begin?

熊本県下益城郡美里町… (Kumamoto-ken, Shimomashiki-gun, Misato-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.