Yunomae湯前町

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

Yunomae (湯前町, Yunomae-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 3,627 (2020 census), area 48.37 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

湯前町

Reading

Yunomae-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

3,627 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 3,985

Area

48.37 km²

Density

75 people per km²

Households

1,401

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

5 (0.1%)

Code

43506 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yunomae.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Yunomae. Borders across water are not counted.

• Taragi Town多良木町
• Mizukami Village水上村
• Nishimera Village西米良村(Miyazaki)

Questions about Yunomae

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

Yunomae (湯前町) 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 Kuma District (球磨郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yunomae?

Yunomae 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 Yunomae?

3,627 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 3,985 in 2015. The area is 48.37 km², which is 75 people per km². 1,401 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yunomae?

Three: Taragi Town (多良木町), Mizukami Village (水上村), and Nishimera Village (西米良村) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yunomae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yunomae written in Japanese?

湯前町, read Yunomae-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 Yunomae begin?

熊本県球磨郡湯前町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Yunomae-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.