Sakuho佐久穂町

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

Sakuho (佐久穂町, Sakuho-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 10,218 (2020 census), area 188.15 km². Borders 6 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

佐久穂町

Reading

Sakuho-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

10,218 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 11,186

Area

188.15 km²

Density

54 people per km²

Households

3,922

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

70 (0.7%)

Code

20309 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sakuho.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Sakuho. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Nammoku Village南牧村(Gunma)
• Chino City茅野市
• Saku City佐久市
• Komi Town小海町
• Kitaaiki Village北相木村

Questions about Sakuho

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

Sakuho (佐久穂町) 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 Sakuho?

Sakuho 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 Sakuho?

10,218 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 11,186 in 2015. The area is 188.15 km², which is 54 people per km². 3,922 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakuho?

Six: Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Nammoku Village (南牧村) in Gunma, Chino City (茅野市), Saku City (佐久市), Komi Town (小海町), and Kitaaiki Village (北相木村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakuho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakuho written in Japanese?

佐久穂町, read Sakuho-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 Sakuho begin?

長野県南佐久郡佐久穂町… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Sakuho-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.