Matsushima松島町

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

Matsushima (松島町, Matsushima-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 13,323 (2020 census), area 53.56 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyagi 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

松島町

Reading

Matsushima-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyagi District 宮城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

13,323 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 14,421

Area

53.56 km²

Density

249 people per km²

Households

5,017

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

63 (0.5%)

Code

04401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyagi-matsushima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Matsushima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashimatsushima City東松島市
• Osaki City大崎市
• Rifu Town利府町
• Osato Town大郷町
• Misato Town美里町

Questions about Matsushima

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

Matsushima (松島町) 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 Miyagi District (宮城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Matsushima?

Matsushima 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 Matsushima?

13,323 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 14,421 in 2015. The area is 53.56 km², which is 249 people per km². 5,017 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Matsushima?

Five: Higashimatsushima City (東松島市), Osaki City (大崎市), Rifu Town (利府町), Osato Town (大郷町), and Misato Town (美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsushima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Matsushima written in Japanese?

松島町, read Matsushima-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 Matsushima begin?

宮城県宮城郡松島町… (Miyagi-ken, Miyagi-gun, Matsushima-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.