Miyashiro宮代町

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

Miyashiro (宮代町, Miyashiro-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 34,147 (2020 census), area 15.95 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamisaitama 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

宮代町

Reading

Miyashiro-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamisaitama District 南埼玉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

34,147 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 33,705

Area

15.95 km²

Density

2,141 people per km²

Households

14,572

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

418 (1.2%)

Code

11442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyashiro.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kasukabe City春日部市
• Kuki City久喜市
• Shiraoka City白岡市
• Sugito Town杉戸町

Questions about Miyashiro

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

Miyashiro (宮代町) 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 Minamisaitama District (南埼玉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miyashiro?

Miyashiro 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 Miyashiro?

34,147 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 33,705 in 2015. The area is 15.95 km², which is 2,141 people per km². 14,572 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyashiro?

Four: Kasukabe City (春日部市), Kuki City (久喜市), Shiraoka City (白岡市), and Sugito Town (杉戸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyashiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyashiro written in Japanese?

宮代町, read Miyashiro-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 Miyashiro begin?

埼玉県南埼玉郡宮代町… (Saitama-ken, Minamisaitama-gun, Miyashiro-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.