Shinjo新庄村

Shinjo-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Shinjo (新庄村, Shinjo-son) is a village in Okayama Prefecture. Population 813 (2020 census), area 67.11 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Maniwa 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

新庄村

Reading

Shinjo-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Maniwa District 真庭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

813 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 866

Area

67.11 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

331

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

42.6%

Foreign residents

11 (1.4%)

Code

33586 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shinjo.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hino Town日野町(Tottori)
• Kofu Town江府町(Tottori)
• Niimi City新見市
• Maniwa City真庭市

Questions about Shinjo

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

Shinjo (新庄村) is a village (村, son) in Okayama 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 Maniwa District (真庭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinjo?

Shinjo 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 Shinjo?

813 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 866 in 2015. The area is 67.11 km², which is 12 people per km². 331 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinjo?

Four: Hino Town (日野町) in Tottori, Kofu Town (江府町) in Tottori, Niimi City (新見市), and Maniwa City (真庭市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinjo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinjo written in Japanese?

新庄村, read Shinjo-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shinjo begin?

岡山県真庭郡新庄村… (Okayama-ken, Maniwa-gun, Shinjo-son, …). 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.