Minamiise南伊勢町

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

Minamiise (南伊勢町, Minamiise-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 10,989 (2020 census), area 241.89 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Watarai 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

南伊勢町

Reading

Minamiise-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Watarai District 度会郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

10,989 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.1% from 12,788

Area

241.89 km²

Density

45 people per km²

Households

4,977

Under 15

5.9%

65 and over

53.6%

Foreign residents

79 (0.7%)

Code

24472 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamiise.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ise City伊勢市
• Shima City志摩市
• Watarai Town度会町
• Taiki Town大紀町

Questions about Minamiise

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

Minamiise (南伊勢町) 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 Watarai District (度会郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiise?

Minamiise 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 Minamiise?

10,989 at the 2020 census, down 14.1% from 12,788 in 2015. The area is 241.89 km², which is 45 people per km². 4,977 households. 53.6% of residents are 65 or older and 5.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiise?

Four: Ise City (伊勢市), Shima City (志摩市), Watarai Town (度会町), and Taiki Town (大紀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiise in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiise written in Japanese?

南伊勢町, read Minamiise-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 Minamiise begin?

三重県度会郡南伊勢町… (Mie-ken, Watarai-gun, Minamiise-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.