Morotsuka諸塚村

Morotsuka-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Morotsuka (諸塚村, Morotsuka-son) is a village in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 1,486 (2020 census), area 187.56 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

諸塚村

Reading

Morotsuka-son

Kind

Village (村): 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

1,486 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.5% from 1,739

Area

187.56 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

628

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

45.7%

Foreign residents

2 (0.1%)

Code

45429 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.morotsuka.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Morotsuka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiiba Village椎葉村
• Misato Town美郷町
• Takachiho Town高千穂町
• Hinokage Town日之影町
• Gokase Town五ヶ瀬町

Questions about Morotsuka

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

Morotsuka (諸塚村) is a village (村, son) in Miyazaki Prefecture. A village 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 Morotsuka?

Morotsuka 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 Morotsuka?

1,486 at the 2020 census, down 14.5% from 1,739 in 2015. The area is 187.56 km², which is 8 people per km². 628 households. 45.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Morotsuka?

Five: Shiiba Village (椎葉村), Misato Town (美郷町), Takachiho Town (高千穂町), Hinokage Town (日之影町), and Gokase Town (五ヶ瀬町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Morotsuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Morotsuka written in Japanese?

諸塚村, read Morotsuka-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Morotsuka begin?

宮崎県東臼杵郡諸塚村… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashiusuki-gun, Morotsuka-son, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.