Kamimine上峰町

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

Kamimine (上峰町, Kamimine-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 9,286 (2020 census), area 12.8 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyaki District, Saga 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

上峰町

Reading

Kamimine-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyaki District 三養基郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,286 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 9,283

Area

12.8 km²

Density

725 people per km²

Households

3,598

Under 15

15.0%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

59 (0.6%)

Code

41345 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamimine.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakagawa City那珂川市(Fukuoka)
• Yoshinogari Town吉野ヶ里町
• Miyaki Townみやき町

Questions about Kamimine

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

Kamimine (上峰町) is a town (町, cho) in Saga 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 Miyaki District (三養基郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamimine?

Kamimine is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), 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 Kamimine?

9,286 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 9,283 in 2015. The area is 12.8 km², which is 725 people per km². 3,598 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamimine?

Three: Nakagawa City (那珂川市) in Fukuoka, Yoshinogari Town (吉野ヶ里町), and Miyaki Town (みやき町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamimine in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamimine written in Japanese?

上峰町, read Kamimine-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 Kamimine begin?

佐賀県三養基郡上峰町… (Saga-ken, Miyaki-gun, Kamimine-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.