Kawamoto川本町

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

Kawamoto (川本町, Kawamoto-machi) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 3,248 (2020 census), area 106.43 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ochi 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

川本町

Reading

Kawamoto-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ochi District 邑智郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

3,248 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 3,442

Area

106.43 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

1,407

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

44.4%

Foreign residents

19 (0.6%)

Code

32441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimane-kawamoto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Oda City大田市
• Gotsu City江津市
• Misato Town美郷町
• Onan Town邑南町

Questions about Kawamoto

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

Kawamoto (川本町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Ochi District (邑智郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawamoto?

Kawamoto 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 Kawamoto?

3,248 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 3,442 in 2015. The area is 106.43 km², which is 31 people per km². 1,407 households. 44.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawamoto?

Four: Oda City (大田市), Gotsu City (江津市), Misato Town (美郷町), and Onan Town (邑南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawamoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawamoto written in Japanese?

川本町, read Kawamoto-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 Kawamoto begin?

島根県邑智郡川本町… (Shimane-ken, Ochi-gun, Kawamoto-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.