Nagasu長洲町

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

Nagasu (長洲町, Nagasu-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 15,372 (2020 census), area 19.44 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tamana 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

長洲町

Reading

Nagasu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tamana District 玉名郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

15,372 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 15,889

Area

19.44 km²

Density

791 people per km²

Households

6,434

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

35.8%

Foreign residents

593 (3.9%)

Code

43368 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagasu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Nagasu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Arao City荒尾市
• Tamana City玉名市

Questions about Nagasu

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

Nagasu (長洲町) 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 Tamana District (玉名郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nagasu?

Nagasu 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 Nagasu?

15,372 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 15,889 in 2015. The area is 19.44 km², which is 791 people per km². 6,434 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagasu?

Two: Arao City (荒尾市) and Tamana City (玉名市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagasu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagasu written in Japanese?

長洲町, read Nagasu-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 Nagasu begin?

熊本県玉名郡長洲町… (Kumamoto-ken, Tamana-gun, Nagasu-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.