Komono菰野町

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

Komono (菰野町, Komono-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 40,559 (2020 census), area 107.01 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mie 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

菰野町

Reading

Komono-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mie District 三重郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

40,559 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.9% from 40,210

Area

107.01 km²

Density

379 people per km²

Households

15,382

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

26.4%

Foreign residents

914 (2.3%)

Code

24341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www2.town.komono.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yokkaichi City四日市市
• Inabe Cityいなべ市
• Koka City甲賀市(Shiga)
• Higashiomi City東近江市(Shiga)

Questions about Komono

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

Komono (菰野町) 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 Mie District (三重郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Komono?

Komono 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 Komono?

40,559 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 40,210 in 2015. The area is 107.01 km², which is 379 people per km². 15,382 households. 26.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Komono?

Four: Yokkaichi City (四日市市), Inabe City (いなべ市), Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga, and Higashiomi City (東近江市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Komono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Komono written in Japanese?

菰野町, read Komono-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 Komono begin?

三重県三重郡菰野町… (Mie-ken, Mie-gun, Komono-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.