Minamiizu南伊豆町

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

Minamiizu (南伊豆町, Minamiizu-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 7,877 (2020 census), area 109.94 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamo District, Shizuoka 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

南伊豆町

Reading

Minamiizu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamo District 賀茂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,877 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 8,524

Area

109.94 km²

Density

72 people per km²

Households

3,314

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

49.2%

Foreign residents

45 (0.6%)

Code

22304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamiizu.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Minamiizu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shimoda City下田市
• Matsuzaki Town松崎町

Questions about Minamiizu

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

Minamiizu (南伊豆町) is a town (町, cho) in Shizuoka 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 Kamo District (賀茂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiizu?

Minamiizu is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamiizu?

7,877 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 8,524 in 2015. The area is 109.94 km², which is 72 people per km². 3,314 households. 49.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiizu?

Two: Shimoda City (下田市) and Matsuzaki Town (松崎町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiizu written in Japanese?

南伊豆町, read Minamiizu-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 Minamiizu begin?

静岡県賀茂郡南伊豆町… (Shizuoka-ken, Kamo-gun, Minamiizu-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.