Minowa箕輪町

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

Minowa (箕輪町, Minowa-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 24,989 (2020 census), area 85.91 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiina 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

箕輪町

Reading

Minowa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiina District 上伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

24,989 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 25,241

Area

85.91 km²

Density

291 people per km²

Households

9,504

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

753 (3.0%)

Code

20383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minowa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Minowa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Suwa City諏訪市
• Ina City伊那市
• Tatsuno Town辰野町
• Minamiminowa Village南箕輪村

Questions about Minowa

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

Minowa (箕輪町) 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 Kamiina District (上伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minowa?

Minowa 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 Minowa?

24,989 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 25,241 in 2015. The area is 85.91 km², which is 291 people per km². 9,504 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minowa?

Four: Suwa City (諏訪市), Ina City (伊那市), Tatsuno Town (辰野町), and Minamiminowa Village (南箕輪村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minowa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minowa written in Japanese?

箕輪町, read Minowa-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 Minowa begin?

長野県上伊那郡箕輪町… (Nagano-ken, Kamiina-gun, Minowa-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.