Kisosaki木曽岬町

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

Kisosaki (木曽岬町, Kisosaki-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 6,023 (2020 census), area 15.74 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuwana 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

木曽岬町

Reading

Kisosaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuwana District 桑名郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

6,023 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.3% from 6,357

Area

15.74 km²

Density

383 people per km²

Households

2,208

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

345 (5.7%)

Code

24303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kisosaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kisosaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yatomi City弥富市(Aichi)
• Kuwana City桑名市

Questions about Kisosaki

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

Kisosaki (木曽岬町) 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 Kuwana District (桑名郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kisosaki?

Kisosaki 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 Kisosaki?

6,023 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 6,357 in 2015. The area is 15.74 km², which is 383 people per km². 2,208 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kisosaki?

Two: Yatomi City (弥富市) in Aichi and Kuwana City (桑名市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kisosaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kisosaki written in Japanese?

木曽岬町, read Kisosaki-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 Kisosaki begin?

三重県桑名郡木曽岬町… (Mie-ken, Kuwana-gun, Kisosaki-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.