Tsunagi津奈木町

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

Tsunagi (津奈木町, Tsunagi-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 4,254 (2020 census), area 34.08 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashikita 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

津奈木町

Reading

Tsunagi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashikita District 葦北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

4,254 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 4,673

Area

34.08 km²

Density

125 people per km²

Households

1,687

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

7 (0.2%)

Code

43484 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsunagi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Tsunagi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minamata City水俣市
• Ashikita Town芦北町

Questions about Tsunagi

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

Tsunagi (津奈木町) 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 Ashikita District (葦北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsunagi?

Tsunagi 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 Tsunagi?

4,254 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 4,673 in 2015. The area is 34.08 km², which is 125 people per km². 1,687 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsunagi?

Two: Minamata City (水俣市) and Ashikita Town (芦北町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsunagi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsunagi written in Japanese?

津奈木町, read Tsunagi-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 Tsunagi begin?

熊本県葦北郡津奈木町… (Kumamoto-ken, Ashikita-gun, Tsunagi-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.