Izumozaki出雲崎町

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

Izumozaki (出雲崎町, Izumozaki-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 4,113 (2020 census), area 44.38 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Santo District, Niigata 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

出雲崎町

Reading

Izumozaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Santo District 三島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,113 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 4,528

Area

44.38 km²

Density

93 people per km²

Households

1,535

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

43.9%

Foreign residents

14 (0.3%)

Code

15405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.izumozaki.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Izumozaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagaoka City長岡市
• Kashiwazaki City柏崎市

Questions about Izumozaki

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

Izumozaki (出雲崎町) is a town (町, machi) in Niigata 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 Santo District (三島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Izumozaki?

Izumozaki is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), 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 Izumozaki?

4,113 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 4,528 in 2015. The area is 44.38 km², which is 93 people per km². 1,535 households. 43.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumozaki?

Two: Nagaoka City (長岡市) and Kashiwazaki City (柏崎市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izumozaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumozaki written in Japanese?

出雲崎町, read Izumozaki-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 Izumozaki begin?

新潟県三島郡出雲崎町… (Niigata-ken, Santo-gun, Izumozaki-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.