Nishihara西原村

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

Nishihara (西原村, Nishihara-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 6,426 (2020 census), area 77.22 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

西原村

Reading

Nishihara-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

6,426 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 6,802

Area

77.22 km²

Density

83 people per km²

Households

2,362

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

31.5%

Foreign residents

87 (1.4%)

Code

43432 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nishihara.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ozu Town大津町
• Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村
• Mifune Town御船町
• Mashiki Town益城町
• Yamato Town山都町

Questions about Nishihara

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

Nishihara (西原村) 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 Aso District (阿蘇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishihara?

Nishihara 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 Nishihara?

6,426 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 6,802 in 2015. The area is 77.22 km², which is 83 people per km². 2,362 households. 31.5% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishihara?

Five: Ozu Town (大津町), Minamiaso Village (南阿蘇村), Mifune Town (御船町), Mashiki Town (益城町), and Yamato Town (山都町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishihara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishihara written in Japanese?

西原村, read Nishihara-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 Nishihara begin?

熊本県阿蘇郡西原村… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-gun, Nishihara-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.