Nishimera西米良村

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

Nishimera (西米良村, Nishimera-son) is a village in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 1,000 (2020 census), area 271.51 km². Borders 8 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

西米良村

Reading

Nishimera-son

Kind

Village (村): 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

1,000 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 1,089

Area

271.51 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

502

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

43.7%

Foreign residents

1 (0.1%)

Code

45403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nishimera.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Taragi Town多良木町(Kumamoto)
• Yunomae Town湯前町(Kumamoto)
• Mizukami Village水上村(Kumamoto)
• Kobayashi City小林市
• Saito City西都市
• Kunitomi Town国富町
• Aya Town綾町
• Shiiba Village椎葉村

Questions about Nishimera

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

Nishimera (西米良村) 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 Koyu District (児湯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishimera?

Nishimera 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 Nishimera?

1,000 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 1,089 in 2015. The area is 271.51 km², which is 4 people per km². 502 households. 43.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishimera?

Eight: Taragi Town (多良木町) in Kumamoto, Yunomae Town (湯前町) in Kumamoto, Mizukami Village (水上村) in Kumamoto, Kobayashi City (小林市), Saito City (西都市), Kunitomi Town (国富町), Aya Town (綾町), and Shiiba Village (椎葉村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishimera in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishimera written in Japanese?

西米良村, read Nishimera-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 Nishimera begin?

宮崎県児湯郡西米良村… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Nishimera-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.