Mibu壬生町

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

Mibu (壬生町, Mibu-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 39,474 (2020 census), area 61.06 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi 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

壬生町

Reading

Mibu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimotsuga District 下都賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

39,474 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 39,951

Area

61.06 km²

Density

646 people per km²

Households

15,894

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

29.3%

Foreign residents

545 (1.4%)

Code

09361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mibu.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Tochigi City栃木市
• Kanuma City鹿沼市
• Shimotsuke City下野市

Questions about Mibu

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

Mibu (壬生町) is a town (町, machi) in Tochigi 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 Shimotsuga District (下都賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mibu?

Mibu is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Mibu?

39,474 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 39,951 in 2015. The area is 61.06 km², which is 646 people per km². 15,894 households. 29.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mibu?

Four: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Tochigi City (栃木市), Kanuma City (鹿沼市), and Shimotsuke City (下野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mibu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mibu written in Japanese?

壬生町, read Mibu-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 Mibu begin?

栃木県下都賀郡壬生町… (Tochigi-ken, Shimotsuga-gun, Mibu-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.