Misaki岬町

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

Misaki (岬町, Misaki-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 14,741 (2020 census), area 49.18 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sennan District, Osaka 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

岬町

Reading

Misaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sennan District 泉南郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

14,741 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 15,938

Area

49.18 km²

Density

300 people per km²

Households

6,273

Under 15

8.0%

65 and over

41.4%

Foreign residents

97 (0.7%)

Code

27366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.misaki.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Misaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hannan City阪南市
• Wakayama City和歌山市(Wakayama)

Questions about Misaki

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

Misaki (岬町) is a town (町, cho) in Osaka 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 Sennan District (泉南郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Misaki?

Misaki is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Misaki?

14,741 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 15,938 in 2015. The area is 49.18 km², which is 300 people per km². 6,273 households. 41.4% of residents are 65 or older and 8.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misaki?

Two: Hannan City (阪南市) and Wakayama City (和歌山市) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misaki written in Japanese?

岬町, read Misaki-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 Misaki begin?

大阪府泉南郡岬町… (Ōsaka-fu, Sennan-gun, Misaki-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.