Mihama御浜町

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

Mihama (御浜町, Mihama-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 8,079 (2020 census), area 88.13 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamimuro 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

御浜町

Reading

Mihama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamimuro District 南牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

8,079 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 8,741

Area

88.13 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

3,711

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

46 (0.6%)

Code

24561 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

tiktocoins.info

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kumano City熊野市
• Kiho Town紀宝町

Questions about Mihama

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

Mihama (御浜町) 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 Minamimuro District (南牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mihama?

Mihama 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 Mihama?

8,079 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 8,741 in 2015. The area is 88.13 km², which is 92 people per km². 3,711 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mihama?

Two: Kumano City (熊野市) and Kiho Town (紀宝町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mihama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mihama written in Japanese?

御浜町, read Mihama-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 Mihama begin?

三重県南牟婁郡御浜町… (Mie-ken, Minamimuro-gun, Mihama-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.