Shintomi新富町

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

Shintomi (新富町, Shintomi-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 16,564 (2020 census), area 61.53 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

新富町

Reading

Shintomi-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

16,564 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 17,373

Area

61.53 km²

Density

269 people per km²

Households

6,430

Under 15

13.4%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

154 (0.9%)

Code

45402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shintomi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyazaki City宮崎市
• Saito City西都市
• Takanabe Town高鍋町

Questions about Shintomi

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

Shintomi (新富町) 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 Koyu District (児湯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shintomi?

Shintomi 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 Shintomi?

16,564 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 17,373 in 2015. The area is 61.53 km², which is 269 people per km². 6,430 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shintomi?

Three: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Saito City (西都市), and Takanabe Town (高鍋町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shintomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shintomi written in Japanese?

新富町, read Shintomi-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 Shintomi begin?

宮崎県児湯郡新富町… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Shintomi-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.