Kihoku紀北町

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

Kihoku (紀北町, Kihoku-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 14,604 (2020 census), area 256.54 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitamuro District, Mie 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

紀北町

Reading

Kihoku-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitamuro District 北牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

14,604 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 16,338

Area

256.54 km²

Density

57 people per km²

Households

6,814

Under 15

8.0%

65 and over

46.0%

Foreign residents

280 (1.9%)

Code

24543 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mie-kihoku.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kihoku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Owase City尾鷲市
• Odai Town大台町
• Taiki Town大紀町
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村(Nara)

Questions about Kihoku

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

Kihoku (紀北町) is a town (町, cho) in Mie 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 Kitamuro District (北牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kihoku?

Kihoku is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Kihoku?

14,604 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 16,338 in 2015. The area is 256.54 km², which is 57 people per km². 6,814 households. 46.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kihoku?

Four: Owase City (尾鷲市), Odai Town (大台町), Taiki Town (大紀町), and Kamikitayama Village (上北山村) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kihoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kihoku written in Japanese?

紀北町, read Kihoku-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 Kihoku begin?

三重県北牟婁郡紀北町… (Mie-ken, Kitamuro-gun, Kihoku-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.