Yoshimi吉見町

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

Yoshimi (吉見町, Yoshimi-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 18,192 (2020 census), area 38.64 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiki 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

吉見町

Reading

Yoshimi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiki District 比企郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

18,192 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 19,631

Area

38.64 km²

Density

471 people per km²

Households

6,864

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

33.8%

Foreign residents

155 (0.9%)

Code

11347 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshimi.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Yoshimi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Konosu City鴻巣市
• Kitamoto City北本市
• Kawajima Town川島町

Questions about Yoshimi

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

Yoshimi (吉見町) 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 Hiki District (比企郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoshimi?

Yoshimi 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 Yoshimi?

18,192 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 19,631 in 2015. The area is 38.64 km², which is 471 people per km². 6,864 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshimi?

Five: Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), Konosu City (鴻巣市), Kitamoto City (北本市), and Kawajima Town (川島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshimi written in Japanese?

吉見町, read Yoshimi-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 Yoshimi begin?

埼玉県比企郡吉見町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Yoshimi-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.