Misato美郷町

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

Misato (美郷町, Misato-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 4,826 (2020 census), area 448.84 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiusuki 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

美郷町

Reading

Misato-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiusuki District 東臼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

4,826 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.9% from 5,480

Area

448.84 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

2,137

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

51.6%

Foreign residents

12 (0.2%)

Code

45431 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Misato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nobeoka City延岡市
• Hyuga City日向市
• Saito City西都市
• Kijo Town木城町
• Kadogawa Town門川町
• Morotsuka Village諸塚村
• Shiiba Village椎葉村
• Hinokage Town日之影町

Questions about Misato

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

Misato (美郷町) 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 Higashiusuki District (東臼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Misato?

Misato 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 Misato?

4,826 at the 2020 census, down 11.9% from 5,480 in 2015. The area is 448.84 km², which is 11 people per km². 2,137 households. 51.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misato?

Eight: Nobeoka City (延岡市), Hyuga City (日向市), Saito City (西都市), Kijo Town (木城町), Kadogawa Town (門川町), Morotsuka Village (諸塚村), Shiiba Village (椎葉村), and Hinokage Town (日之影町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misato written in Japanese?

美郷町, read Misato-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 Misato begin?

宮崎県東臼杵郡美郷町… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashiusuki-gun, Misato-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.