Miyake三宅町

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

Miyake (三宅町, Miyake-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 6,439 (2020 census), area 4.06 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shiki District, Nara 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

三宅町

Reading

Miyake-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shiki District 磯城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

6,439 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 6,836

Area

4.06 km²

Density

1,586 people per km²

Households

2,645

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

36.2%

Foreign residents

83 (1.3%)

Code

29362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyake.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tenri City天理市
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Tawaramoto Town田原本町
• Koryo Town広陵町
• Kawai Town河合町

Questions about Miyake

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

Miyake (三宅町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Shiki District (磯城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miyake?

Miyake is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Miyake?

6,439 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 6,836 in 2015. The area is 4.06 km², which is 1,586 people per km². 2,645 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyake?

Five: Tenri City (天理市), Kawanishi Town (川西町), Tawaramoto Town (田原本町), Koryo Town (広陵町), and Kawai Town (河合町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyake in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyake written in Japanese?

三宅町, read Miyake-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 Miyake begin?

奈良県磯城郡三宅町… (Nara-ken, Shiki-gun, Miyake-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.