Ama海士町

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

Ama (海士町, Ama-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 2,267 (2020 census), area 33.44 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oki District, Shimane 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

海士町

Reading

Ama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oki District 隠岐郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

2,267 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 2,353

Area

33.44 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

1,068

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

39.9%

Foreign residents

12 (0.5%)

Code

32525 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ama.shimane.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Ama shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Ama

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

Ama (海士町) is a town (町, cho) in Shimane 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 Oki District (隠岐郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ama?

Ama is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ama?

2,267 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 2,353 in 2015. The area is 33.44 km², which is 68 people per km². 1,068 households. 39.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ama?

None. Ama shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ama written in Japanese?

海士町, read Ama-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 Ama begin?

島根県隠岐郡海士町… (Shimane-ken, Oki-gun, Ama-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.