Kumenan久米南町

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

Kumenan (久米南町, Kumenan-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 4,530 (2020 census), area 78.65 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kume 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

久米南町

Reading

Kumenan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kume District 久米郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

4,530 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 4,907

Area

78.65 km²

Density

58 people per km²

Households

1,793

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

44.9%

Foreign residents

37 (0.8%)

Code

33663 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumenan.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kumenan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Okayama)
• Akaiwa City赤磐市
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Kumenan

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

Kumenan (久米南町) 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 Kume District (久米郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kumenan?

Kumenan 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 Kumenan?

4,530 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 4,907 in 2015. The area is 78.65 km², which is 58 people per km². 1,793 households. 44.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kumenan?

Three: Kita Ward (北区) of Okayama, Akaiwa City (赤磐市), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kumenan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kumenan written in Japanese?

久米南町, read Kumenan-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 Kumenan begin?

岡山県久米郡久米南町… (Okayama-ken, Kume-gun, Kumenan-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.