Minamisanriku南三陸町

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

Minamisanriku (南三陸町, Minamisanriku-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 12,225 (2020 census), area 163.4 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Motoyoshi 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

南三陸町

Reading

Minamisanriku-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Motoyoshi District 本吉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,225 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 12,370

Area

163.4 km²

Density

75 people per km²

Households

4,282

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

38.5%

Foreign residents

164 (1.3%)

Code

04606 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamisanriku.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Minamisanriku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ishinomaki City石巻市
• Kesennuma City気仙沼市
• Tome City登米市

Questions about Minamisanriku

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

Minamisanriku (南三陸町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Motoyoshi District (本吉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamisanriku?

Minamisanriku 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 Minamisanriku?

12,225 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 12,370 in 2015. The area is 163.4 km², which is 75 people per km². 4,282 households. 38.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamisanriku?

Three: Ishinomaki City (石巻市), Kesennuma City (気仙沼市), and Tome City (登米市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamisanriku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamisanriku written in Japanese?

南三陸町, read Minamisanriku-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 Minamisanriku begin?

宮城県本吉郡南三陸町… (Miyagi-ken, Motoyoshi-gun, Minamisanriku-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.