Komi小海町

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

Komi (小海町, Komi-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,353 (2020 census), area 114.2 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamisaku 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

小海町

Reading

Komi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamisaku District 南佐久郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,353 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 4,713

Area

114.2 km²

Density

38 people per km²

Households

1,788

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

42.2%

Foreign residents

68 (1.6%)

Code

20303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.koumi-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chino City茅野市
• Minamimaki Village南牧村
• Minamiaiki Village南相木村
• Kitaaiki Village北相木村
• Sakuho Town佐久穂町

Questions about Komi

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

Komi (小海町) 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 Minamisaku District (南佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Komi?

Komi 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 Komi?

4,353 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 4,713 in 2015. The area is 114.2 km², which is 38 people per km². 1,788 households. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Komi?

Five: Chino City (茅野市), Minamimaki Village (南牧村), Minamiaiki Village (南相木村), Kitaaiki Village (北相木村), and Sakuho Town (佐久穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Komi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Komi written in Japanese?

小海町, read Komi-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 Komi begin?

長野県南佐久郡小海町… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Komi-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.