Kami加美町

Kami-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kami (加美町, Kami-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 21,943 (2020 census), area 460.67 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kami District, Miyagi 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

加美町

Reading

Kami-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kami District 加美郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

21,943 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 23,743

Area

460.67 km²

Density

48 people per km²

Households

7,641

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

164 (0.7%)

Code

04445 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kami.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Osaki City大崎市
• Shikama Town色麻町
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市(Yamagata)
• Mogami Town最上町(Yamagata)

Questions about Kami

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

Kami (加美町) is a town (町, machi) in Miyagi 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 Kami District (加美郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kami?

Kami is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kami?

21,943 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 23,743 in 2015. The area is 460.67 km², which is 48 people per km². 7,641 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kami?

Four: Osaki City (大崎市), Shikama Town (色麻町), Obanazawa City (尾花沢市) in Yamagata, and Mogami Town (最上町) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kami written in Japanese?

加美町, read Kami-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kami begin?

宮城県加美郡加美町… (Miyagi-ken, Kami-gun, Kami-machi, …). 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.