Sagara相良村

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

Sagara (相良村, Sagara-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 4,070 (2020 census), area 94.54 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

相良村

Reading

Sagara-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

4,070 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.9% from 4,468

Area

94.54 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

1,466

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

15 (0.4%)

Code

43510 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.sagara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hitoyoshi City人吉市
• Nishiki Town錦町
• Taragi Town多良木町
• Itsuki Village五木村
• Yamae Village山江村
• Asagiri Townあさぎり町

Questions about Sagara

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

Sagara (相良村) 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 Sagara?

Sagara 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 Sagara?

4,070 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 4,468 in 2015. The area is 94.54 km², which is 43 people per km². 1,466 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sagara?

Six: Hitoyoshi City (人吉市), Nishiki Town (錦町), Taragi Town (多良木町), Itsuki Village (五木村), Yamae Village (山江村), and Asagiri Town (あさぎり町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sagara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sagara written in Japanese?

相良村, read Sagara-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 Sagara begin?

熊本県球磨郡相良村… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Sagara-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.