Misato美里町

Misato-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Misato (美里町, Misato-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 11,039 (2020 census), area 33.41 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kodama District, Saitama 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

美里町

Reading

Misato-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kodama District 児玉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

11,039 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 11,207

Area

33.41 km²

Density

330 people per km²

Households

3,854

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

33.8%

Foreign residents

137 (1.2%)

Code

11381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.saitama-misato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Honjo City本庄市
• Fukaya City深谷市
• Nagatoro Town長瀞町
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Misato

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

Misato (美里町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama 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 Kodama District (児玉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Misato?

Misato is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Misato?

11,039 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 11,207 in 2015. The area is 33.41 km², which is 330 people per km². 3,854 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misato?

Four: Honjo City (本庄市), Fukaya City (深谷市), Nagatoro Town (長瀞町), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misato written in Japanese?

美里町, read Misato-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Misato begin?

埼玉県児玉郡美里町… (Saitama-ken, Kodama-gun, Misato-machi, …). 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.