Kagamino鏡野町

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

Kagamino (鏡野町, Kagamino-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 12,062 (2020 census), area 419.68 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tomata District, Okayama 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

鏡野町

Reading

Kagamino-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tomata District 苫田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

12,062 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 12,847

Area

419.68 km²

Density

29 people per km²

Households

4,643

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

85 (0.7%)

Code

33606 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kagamino.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kagamino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tottori City鳥取市(Tottori)
• Misasa Town三朝町(Tottori)
• Tsuyama City津山市
• Maniwa City真庭市

Questions about Kagamino

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

Kagamino (鏡野町) is a town (町, cho) in Okayama 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 Tomata District (苫田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kagamino?

Kagamino is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kagamino?

12,062 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 12,847 in 2015. The area is 419.68 km², which is 29 people per km². 4,643 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kagamino?

Four: Tottori City (鳥取市) in Tottori, Misasa Town (三朝町) in Tottori, Tsuyama City (津山市), and Maniwa City (真庭市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kagamino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kagamino written in Japanese?

鏡野町, read Kagamino-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 Kagamino begin?

岡山県苫田郡鏡野町… (Okayama-ken, Tomata-gun, Kagamino-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.