Himeshima姫島村

Himeshima-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Himeshima (姫島村, Himeshima-mura) is a village in Ōita Prefecture. Population 1,725 (2020 census), area 6.99 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashikunisaki District, Ōita 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

姫島村

Reading

Himeshima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashikunisaki District 東国東郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

1,725 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.4% from 1,991

Area

6.99 km²

Density

247 people per km²

Households

832

Under 15

7.7%

65 and over

54.6%

Foreign residents

3 (0.2%)

Code

44322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.himeshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Himeshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Himeshima

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

Himeshima (姫島村) is a village (村, mura) in Ōita Prefecture. A village 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 Higashikunisaki District (東国東郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Himeshima?

Himeshima is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), 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 Himeshima?

1,725 at the 2020 census, down 13.4% from 1,991 in 2015. The area is 6.99 km², which is 247 people per km². 832 households. 54.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Himeshima?

None. Himeshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Himeshima written in Japanese?

姫島村, read Himeshima-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Himeshima begin?

大分県東国東郡姫島村… (Ōita-ken, Higashikunisaki-gun, Himeshima-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.