Kunitomi国富町

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

Kunitomi (国富町, Kunitomi-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 18,398 (2020 census), area 130.63 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimorokata 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

国富町

Reading

Kunitomi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimorokata District 東諸県郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

18,398 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 19,606

Area

130.63 km²

Density

141 people per km²

Households

7,494

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

130 (0.7%)

Code

45382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kunitomi.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyazaki City宮崎市
• Saito City西都市
• Aya Town綾町
• Nishimera Village西米良村

Questions about Kunitomi

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

Kunitomi (国富町) 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 Higashimorokata District (東諸県郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kunitomi?

Kunitomi 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 Kunitomi?

18,398 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 19,606 in 2015. The area is 130.63 km², which is 141 people per km². 7,494 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kunitomi?

Four: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Saito City (西都市), Aya Town (綾町), and Nishimera Village (西米良村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kunitomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kunitomi written in Japanese?

国富町, read Kunitomi-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 Kunitomi begin?

宮崎県東諸県郡国富町… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashimorokata-gun, Kunitomi-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.