Agematsu上松町

Agematsu-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Agematsu (上松町, Agematsu-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,131 (2020 census), area 168.42 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kiso District, Nagano 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

上松町

Reading

Agematsu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kiso District 木曽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,131 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.5% from 4,670

Area

168.42 km²

Density

25 people per km²

Households

1,785

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

42.4%

Foreign residents

55 (1.3%)

Code

20422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.agematsu.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Komagane City駒ヶ根市
• Miyada Village宮田村
• Otaki Village王滝村
• Okuwa Village大桑村
• Kiso Town木曽町

Questions about Agematsu

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

Agematsu (上松町) is a town (町, machi) in Nagano 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 Kiso District (木曽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Agematsu?

Agematsu is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Agematsu?

4,131 at the 2020 census, down 11.5% from 4,670 in 2015. The area is 168.42 km², which is 25 people per km². 1,785 households. 42.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Agematsu?

Five: Komagane City (駒ヶ根市), Miyada Village (宮田村), Otaki Village (王滝村), Okuwa Village (大桑村), and Kiso Town (木曽町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Agematsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Agematsu written in Japanese?

上松町, read Agematsu-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Agematsu begin?

長野県木曽郡上松町… (Nagano-ken, Kiso-gun, Agematsu-machi, …). 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.