Yamamoto山元町

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

Yamamoto (山元町, Yamamoto-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 12,046 (2020 census), area 64.58 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Watari 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

山元町

Reading

Yamamoto-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Watari District 亘理郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,046 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.2% from 12,315

Area

64.58 km²

Density

187 people per km²

Households

4,541

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

58 (0.5%)

Code

04362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yamamoto.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kakuda City角田市
• Marumori Town丸森町
• Watari Town亘理町
• Shinchi Town新地町(Fukushima)

Questions about Yamamoto

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

Yamamoto (山元町) 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 Watari District (亘理郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamamoto?

Yamamoto 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 Yamamoto?

12,046 at the 2020 census, down 2.2% from 12,315 in 2015. The area is 64.58 km², which is 187 people per km². 4,541 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamamoto?

Four: Kakuda City (角田市), Marumori Town (丸森町), Watari Town (亘理町), and Shinchi Town (新地町) in Fukushima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamamoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamamoto written in Japanese?

山元町, read Yamamoto-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 Yamamoto begin?

宮城県亘理郡山元町… (Miyagi-ken, Watari-gun, Yamamoto-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.