Nishiki錦町

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

Nishiki (錦町, Nishiki-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 10,288 (2020 census), area 85.04 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

錦町

Reading

Nishiki-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

10,288 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 10,766

Area

85.04 km²

Density

121 people per km²

Households

3,729

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

33.3%

Foreign residents

49 (0.5%)

Code

43501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumamoto-nishiki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Nishiki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hitoyoshi City人吉市
• Sagara Village相良村
• Asagiri Townあさぎり町
• Ebino Cityえびの市(Miyazaki)

Questions about Nishiki

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

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

Where is Nishiki?

Nishiki 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 Nishiki?

10,288 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 10,766 in 2015. The area is 85.04 km², which is 121 people per km². 3,729 households. 33.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishiki?

Four: Hitoyoshi City (人吉市), Sagara Village (相良村), Asagiri Town (あさぎり町), and Ebino City (えびの市) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishiki written in Japanese?

錦町, read Nishiki-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 Nishiki begin?

熊本県球磨郡錦町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Nishiki-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.