Nagomi和水町

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

Nagomi (和水町, Nagomi-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 9,342 (2020 census), area 98.78 km². Borders 6 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

和水町

Reading

Nagomi-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

9,342 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 10,191

Area

98.78 km²

Density

95 people per km²

Households

3,416

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

39 (0.4%)

Code

43369 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagomi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yame City八女市(Fukuoka)
• Miyama Cityみやま市(Fukuoka)
• Tamana City玉名市
• Yamaga City山鹿市
• Gyokuto Town玉東町
• Nankan Town南関町

Questions about Nagomi

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

Nagomi (和水町) 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 Nagomi?

Nagomi 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 Nagomi?

9,342 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 10,191 in 2015. The area is 98.78 km², which is 95 people per km². 3,416 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagomi?

Six: Yame City (八女市) in Fukuoka, Miyama City (みやま市) in Fukuoka, Tamana City (玉名市), Yamaga City (山鹿市), Gyokuto Town (玉東町), and Nankan Town (南関町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagomi written in Japanese?

和水町, read Nagomi-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 Nagomi begin?

熊本県玉名郡和水町… (Kumamoto-ken, Tamana-gun, Nagomi-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.