Kokonoe九重町

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

Kokonoe (九重町, Kokonoe-machi) is a town in Ōita Prefecture. Population 8,541 (2020 census), area 271.37 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kusu 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

九重町

Reading

Kokonoe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kusu District 玖珠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

8,541 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.4% from 9,645

Area

271.37 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

3,329

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

45.2%

Foreign residents

86 (1.0%)

Code

44461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kokonoe.oita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minamioguni Town南小国町(Kumamoto)
• Oguni Town小国町(Kumamoto)
• Taketa City竹田市
• Yufu City由布市
• Kusu Town玖珠町

Questions about Kokonoe

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

Kokonoe (九重町) is a town (町, machi) in Ōita 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 Kusu District (玖珠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kokonoe?

Kokonoe 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 Kokonoe?

8,541 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 9,645 in 2015. The area is 271.37 km², which is 31 people per km². 3,329 households. 45.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kokonoe?

Five: Minamioguni Town (南小国町) in Kumamoto, Oguni Town (小国町) in Kumamoto, Taketa City (竹田市), Yufu City (由布市), and Kusu Town (玖珠町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kokonoe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kokonoe written in Japanese?

九重町, read Kokonoe-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 Kokonoe begin?

大分県玖珠郡九重町… (Ōita-ken, Kusu-gun, Kokonoe-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.