Kumiyama久御山町

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

Kumiyama (久御山町, Kumiyama-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 15,250 (2020 census), area 13.86 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuse District, Kyoto 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

久御山町

Reading

Kumiyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuse District 久世郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,250 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.5% from 15,805

Area

13.86 km²

Density

1,100 people per km²

Households

6,322

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

576 (3.8%)

Code

26322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumiyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fushimi Ward伏見区(Kyoto)
• Uji City宇治市
• Joyo City城陽市
• Yawata City八幡市
• Ujitawara Town宇治田原町

Questions about Kumiyama

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

Kumiyama (久御山町) is a town (町, cho) in Kyoto 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 Kuse District (久世郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kumiyama?

Kumiyama is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kumiyama?

15,250 at the 2020 census, down 3.5% from 15,805 in 2015. The area is 13.86 km², which is 1,100 people per km². 6,322 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kumiyama?

Five: Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Uji City (宇治市), Joyo City (城陽市), Yawata City (八幡市), and Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kumiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kumiyama written in Japanese?

久御山町, read Kumiyama-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 Kumiyama begin?

京都府久世郡久御山町… (Kyōto-fu, Kuse-gun, Kumiyama-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.