Mori森町

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

Mori (森町, Mori-machi) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 17,457 (2020 census), area 133.91 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shuchi 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

森町

Reading

Mori-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shuchi District 周智郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

17,457 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 18,528

Area

133.91 km²

Density

130 people per km²

Households

6,242

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

34.5%

Foreign residents

361 (2.1%)

Code

22461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.morimachi.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Hamamatsu)
• Shimada City島田市
• Iwata City磐田市
• Kakegawa City掛川市
• Fukuroi City袋井市

Questions about Mori

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

Mori (森町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Shuchi District (周智郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mori?

Mori 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 Mori?

17,457 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 18,528 in 2015. The area is 133.91 km², which is 130 people per km². 6,242 households. 34.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mori?

Five: Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu, Shimada City (島田市), Iwata City (磐田市), Kakegawa City (掛川市), and Fukuroi City (袋井市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mori written in Japanese?

森町, read Mori-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 Mori begin?

静岡県周智郡森町… (Shizuoka-ken, Shuchi-gun, Mori-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.