Minamimaki南牧村

Minamimaki-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Minamimaki (南牧村, Minamimaki-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 3,242 (2020 census), area 133.09 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

南牧村

Reading

Minamimaki-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

3,242 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.9% from 3,408

Area

133.09 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

1,075

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

30.8%

Foreign residents

454 (14.0%)

Code

20305 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.minamimakimura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hokuto City北杜市(Yamanashi)
• Chino City茅野市
• Komi Town小海町
• Kawakami Village川上村
• Minamiaiki Village南相木村

Questions about Minamimaki

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

Minamimaki (南牧村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano 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 Minamisaku District (南佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamimaki?

Minamimaki 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 Minamimaki?

3,242 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 3,408 in 2015. The area is 133.09 km², which is 24 people per km². 1,075 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamimaki?

Five: Hokuto City (北杜市) in Yamanashi, Chino City (茅野市), Komi Town (小海町), Kawakami Village (川上村), and Minamiaiki Village (南相木村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamimaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamimaki written in Japanese?

南牧村, read Minamimaki-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Minamimaki begin?

長野県南佐久郡南牧村… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Minamimaki-mura, …). 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.