Hasami波佐見町

Hasami-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Hasami (波佐見町, Hasami-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 14,291 (2020 census), area 56 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki 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

波佐見町

Reading

Hasami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashisonogi District 東彼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

14,291 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 14,891

Area

56 km²

Density

255 people per km²

Households

5,005

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

32.3%

Foreign residents

29 (0.2%)

Code

42323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hasami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takeo City武雄市(Saga)
• Ureshino City嬉野市(Saga)
• Arita Town有田町(Saga)
• Sasebo City佐世保市
• Kawatana Town川棚町

Questions about Hasami

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

Hasami (波佐見町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagasaki 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 Higashisonogi District (東彼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hasami?

Hasami is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hasami?

14,291 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 14,891 in 2015. The area is 56 km², which is 255 people per km². 5,005 households. 32.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hasami?

Five: Takeo City (武雄市) in Saga, Ureshino City (嬉野市) in Saga, Arita Town (有田町) in Saga, Sasebo City (佐世保市), and Kawatana Town (川棚町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hasami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hasami written in Japanese?

波佐見町, read Hasami-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hasami begin?

長崎県東彼杵郡波佐見町… (Nagasaki-ken, Higashisonogi-gun, Hasami-cho, …). 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.