Miyota御代田町

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

Miyota (御代田町, Miyota-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 15,555 (2020 census), area 58.79 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitasaku 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

御代田町

Reading

Miyota-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitasaku District 北佐久郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

15,555 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 15,184

Area

58.79 km²

Density

265 people per km²

Households

6,711

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

28.1%

Foreign residents

401 (2.6%)

Code

20323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyota.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tsumagoi Village嬬恋村(Gunma)
• Komoro City小諸市
• Saku City佐久市
• Karuizawa Town軽井沢町

Questions about Miyota

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

Miyota (御代田町) 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 Kitasaku District (北佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miyota?

Miyota 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 Miyota?

15,555 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 15,184 in 2015. The area is 58.79 km², which is 265 people per km². 6,711 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyota?

Four: Tsumagoi Village (嬬恋村) in Gunma, Komoro City (小諸市), Saku City (佐久市), and Karuizawa Town (軽井沢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyota in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyota written in Japanese?

御代田町, read Miyota-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 Miyota begin?

長野県北佐久郡御代田町… (Nagano-ken, Kitasaku-gun, Miyota-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.