Yamato山都町

Yamato-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Yamato (山都町, Yamato-cho) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 13,503 (2020 census), area 544.67 km². Borders 9 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamimashiki 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

山都町

Reading

Yamato-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamimashiki District 上益城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,503 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.9% from 15,149

Area

544.67 km²

Density

25 people per km²

Households

5,252

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

50.4%

Foreign residents

103 (0.8%)

Code

43447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumamoto-yamato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Yamato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Misato Town美里町
• Takamori Town高森町
• Nishihara Village西原村
• Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村
• Mifune Town御船町
• Shiiba Village椎葉村(Miyazaki)
• Takachiho Town高千穂町(Miyazaki)
• Gokase Town五ヶ瀬町(Miyazaki)

Questions about Yamato

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

Yamato (山都町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Kamimashiki District (上益城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamato?

Yamato 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 Yamato?

13,503 at the 2020 census, down 10.9% from 15,149 in 2015. The area is 544.67 km², which is 25 people per km². 5,252 households. 50.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamato?

Nine: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Misato Town (美里町), Takamori Town (高森町), Nishihara Village (西原村), Minamiaso Village (南阿蘇村), Mifune Town (御船町), Shiiba Village (椎葉村) in Miyazaki, Takachiho Town (高千穂町) in Miyazaki, and Gokase Town (五ヶ瀬町) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamato written in Japanese?

山都町, read Yamato-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamato begin?

熊本県上益城郡山都町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kamimashiki-gun, Yamato-cho, …). 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.