Gokase五ヶ瀬町

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

Gokase (五ヶ瀬町, Gokase-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 3,472 (2020 census), area 171.73 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki 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

五ヶ瀬町

Reading

Gokase-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiusuki District 西臼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

3,472 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.7% from 3,887

Area

171.73 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

1,234

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

9 (0.3%)

Code

45443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yamato Town山都町(Kumamoto)
• Morotsuka Village諸塚村
• Shiiba Village椎葉村
• Takachiho Town高千穂町

Questions about Gokase

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

Gokase (五ヶ瀬町) is a town (町, cho) in Miyazaki 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 Nishiusuki District (西臼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Gokase?

Gokase is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Gokase?

3,472 at the 2020 census, down 10.7% from 3,887 in 2015. The area is 171.73 km², which is 20 people per km². 1,234 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gokase?

Four: Yamato Town (山都町) in Kumamoto, Morotsuka Village (諸塚村), Shiiba Village (椎葉村), and Takachiho Town (高千穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gokase in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gokase written in Japanese?

五ヶ瀬町, read Gokase-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 Gokase begin?

宮崎県西臼杵郡五ヶ瀬町… (Miyazaki-ken, Nishiusuki-gun, Gokase-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.