Nagaizumi長泉町

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

Nagaizumi (長泉町, Nagaizumi-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 43,336 (2020 census), area 26.63 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sunto 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

長泉町

Reading

Nagaizumi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sunto District 駿東郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

43,336 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 42,331

Area

26.63 km²

Density

1,627 people per km²

Households

17,482

Under 15

15.9%

65 and over

22.3%

Foreign residents

423 (1.0%)

Code

22342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagaizumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Numazu City沼津市
• Mishima City三島市
• Fuji City富士市
• Susono City裾野市
• Shimizu Town清水町

Questions about Nagaizumi

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

Nagaizumi (長泉町) 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 Sunto District (駿東郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nagaizumi?

Nagaizumi 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 Nagaizumi?

43,336 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 42,331 in 2015. The area is 26.63 km², which is 1,627 people per km². 17,482 households. 22.3% of residents are 65 or older and 15.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagaizumi?

Five: Numazu City (沼津市), Mishima City (三島市), Fuji City (富士市), Susono City (裾野市), and Shimizu Town (清水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagaizumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagaizumi written in Japanese?

長泉町, read Nagaizumi-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 Nagaizumi begin?

静岡県駿東郡長泉町… (Shizuoka-ken, Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-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.