Mizukami水上村

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

Mizukami (水上村, Mizukami-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 2,033 (2020 census), area 190.96 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kuma 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

水上村

Reading

Mizukami-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kuma District 球磨郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

2,033 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.9% from 2,232

Area

190.96 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

786

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

44.4%

Foreign residents

7 (0.3%)

Code

43507 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.mizukami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Taragi Town多良木町
• Yunomae Town湯前町
• Itsuki Village五木村
• Nishimera Village西米良村(Miyazaki)
• Shiiba Village椎葉村(Miyazaki)

Questions about Mizukami

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

Mizukami (水上村) 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 Kuma District (球磨郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mizukami?

Mizukami 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 Mizukami?

2,033 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 2,232 in 2015. The area is 190.96 km², which is 11 people per km². 786 households. 44.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizukami?

Six: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Taragi Town (多良木町), Yunomae Town (湯前町), Itsuki Village (五木村), Nishimera Village (西米良村) in Miyazaki, and Shiiba Village (椎葉村) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mizukami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizukami written in Japanese?

水上村, read Mizukami-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 Mizukami begin?

熊本県球磨郡水上村… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Mizukami-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.