Takamori高森町

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

Takamori (高森町, Takamori-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 5,789 (2020 census), area 175.06 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

高森町

Reading

Takamori-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

5,789 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 6,325

Area

175.06 km²

Density

33 people per km²

Households

2,408

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

43.4%

Foreign residents

62 (1.1%)

Code

43428 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takamori.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aso City阿蘇市
• Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村
• Yamato Town山都町
• Taketa City竹田市(Ōita)
• Takachiho Town高千穂町(Miyazaki)

Questions about Takamori

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

Takamori (高森町) 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 Aso District (阿蘇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takamori?

Takamori 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 Takamori?

5,789 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 6,325 in 2015. The area is 175.06 km², which is 33 people per km². 2,408 households. 43.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takamori?

Five: Aso City (阿蘇市), Minamiaso Village (南阿蘇村), Yamato Town (山都町), Taketa City (竹田市) in Ōita, and Takachiho Town (高千穂町) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takamori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takamori written in Japanese?

高森町, read Takamori-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 Takamori begin?

熊本県阿蘇郡高森町… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-gun, Takamori-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.