Kawaminami川南町

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

Kawaminami (川南町, Kawaminami-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 15,194 (2020 census), area 90.12 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Koyu 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

川南町

Reading

Kawaminami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Koyu District 児湯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

15,194 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 16,109

Area

90.12 km²

Density

169 people per km²

Households

6,036

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

35.7%

Foreign residents

237 (1.6%)

Code

45405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawaminami.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takanabe Town高鍋町
• Kijo Town木城町
• Tsuno Town都農町

Questions about Kawaminami

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

Kawaminami (川南町) 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 Koyu District (児湯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawaminami?

Kawaminami 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 Kawaminami?

15,194 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 16,109 in 2015. The area is 90.12 km², which is 169 people per km². 6,036 households. 35.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawaminami?

Three: Takanabe Town (高鍋町), Kijo Town (木城町), and Tsuno Town (都農町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawaminami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawaminami written in Japanese?

川南町, read Kawaminami-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 Kawaminami begin?

宮崎県児湯郡川南町… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Kawaminami-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.