Mimata三股町

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

Mimata (三股町, Mimata-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 25,591 (2020 census), area 110.02 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitamorokata 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

三股町

Reading

Mimata-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitamorokata District 北諸県郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

25,591 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.7% from 25,404

Area

110.02 km²

Density

233 people per km²

Households

10,203

Under 15

17.2%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

157 (0.6%)

Code

45341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mimata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyazaki City宮崎市
• Miyakonojo City都城市
• Nichinan City日南市

Questions about Mimata

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

Mimata (三股町) 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 Kitamorokata District (北諸県郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mimata?

Mimata 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 Mimata?

25,591 at the 2020 census, up 0.7% from 25,404 in 2015. The area is 110.02 km², which is 233 people per km². 10,203 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 17.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mimata?

Three: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Miyakonojo City (都城市), and Nichinan City (日南市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mimata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mimata written in Japanese?

三股町, read Mimata-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 Mimata begin?

宮崎県北諸県郡三股町… (Miyazaki-ken, Kitamorokata-gun, Mimata-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.