Yamae山江村

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

Yamae (山江村, Yamae-mura) is a village in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 3,238 (2020 census), area 121.19 km². Borders 5 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

山江村

Reading

Yamae-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

3,238 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 3,422

Area

121.19 km²

Density

27 people per km²

Households

1,131

Under 15

16.0%

65 and over

36.5%

Foreign residents

5 (0.2%)

Code

43512 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yamae.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Hitoyoshi City人吉市
• Sagara Village相良村
• Itsuki Village五木村
• Kuma Village球磨村

Questions about Yamae

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

Yamae (山江村) 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 Yamae?

Yamae 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 Yamae?

3,238 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 3,422 in 2015. The area is 121.19 km², which is 27 people per km². 1,131 households. 36.5% of residents are 65 or older and 16.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamae?

Five: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Hitoyoshi City (人吉市), Sagara Village (相良村), Itsuki Village (五木村), and Kuma Village (球磨村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamae written in Japanese?

山江村, read Yamae-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 Yamae begin?

熊本県球磨郡山江村… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Yamae-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.