Miyoshi三芳町

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

Miyoshi (三芳町, Miyoshi-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 38,434 (2020 census), area 15.33 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iruma 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

三芳町

Reading

Miyoshi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iruma District 入間郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

38,434 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.1% from 38,456

Area

15.33 km²

Density

2,507 people per km²

Households

15,035

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

754 (2.0%)

Code

11324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.saitama-miyoshi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Miyoshi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Tokorozawa City所沢市
• Shiki City志木市
• Niiza City新座市
• Fujimi City富士見市
• Fujimino Cityふじみ野市

Questions about Miyoshi

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

Miyoshi (三芳町) 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 Iruma District (入間郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miyoshi?

Miyoshi 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 Miyoshi?

38,434 at the 2020 census, down 0.1% from 38,456 in 2015. The area is 15.33 km², which is 2,507 people per km². 15,035 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyoshi?

Six: Kawagoe City (川越市), Tokorozawa City (所沢市), Shiki City (志木市), Niiza City (新座市), Fujimi City (富士見市), and Fujimino City (ふじみ野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyoshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyoshi written in Japanese?

三芳町, read Miyoshi-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 Miyoshi begin?

埼玉県入間郡三芳町… (Saitama-ken, Iruma-gun, Miyoshi-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.