Chibu知夫村

Chibu-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Chibu (知夫村, Chibu-mura) is a village in Shimane Prefecture. Population 634 (2020 census), area 13.7 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

知夫村

Reading

Chibu-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

634 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.1% from 615

Area

13.7 km²

Density

46 people per km²

Households

350

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

3 (0.5%)

Code

32527 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.chibu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Chibu shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Chibu

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

Chibu (知夫村) is a village (村, mura) in Shimane Prefecture. A village 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 Chibu?

Chibu 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 Chibu?

634 at the 2020 census, up 3.1% from 615 in 2015. The area is 13.7 km², which is 46 people per km². 350 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chibu?

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

How is Chibu written in Japanese?

知夫村, read Chibu-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Chibu begin?

島根県隠岐郡知夫村… (Shimane-ken, Oki-gun, Chibu-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.