Takamori高森町

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

Takamori (高森町, Takamori-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 12,811 (2020 census), area 45.36 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimoina 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

高森町

Reading

Takamori-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoina District 下伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

12,811 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 13,080

Area

45.36 km²

Density

282 people per km²

Households

4,453

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

32.6%

Foreign residents

162 (1.3%)

Code

20403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagano-takamori.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Takamori. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iida City飯田市
• Matsukawa Town松川町
• Toyoka Village豊丘村

Questions about Takamori

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

Takamori (高森町) 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 Shimoina District (下伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takamori?

Takamori 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 Takamori?

12,811 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 13,080 in 2015. The area is 45.36 km², which is 282 people per km². 4,453 households. 32.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takamori?

Three: Iida City (飯田市), Matsukawa Town (松川町), and Toyoka Village (豊丘村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takamori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takamori written in Japanese?

高森町, read Takamori-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 Takamori begin?

長野県下伊那郡高森町… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Takamori-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.