Kamiyama神山町

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

Kamiyama (神山町, Kamiyama-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 4,647 (2020 census), area 173.3 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Myozai District, Tokushima 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

神山町

Reading

Kamiyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Myozai District 名西郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

4,647 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 5,300

Area

173.3 km²

Density

27 people per km²

Households

2,021

Under 15

6.0%

65 and over

54.3%

Foreign residents

54 (1.2%)

Code

36342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamiyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kamiyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokushima City徳島市
• Yoshinogawa City吉野川市
• Mima City美馬市
• Kamikatsu Town上勝町
• Sanagochi Village佐那河内村
• Ishii Town石井町
• Naka Town那賀町

Questions about Kamiyama

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

Kamiyama (神山町) is a town (町, cho) in Tokushima 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 Myozai District (名西郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamiyama?

Kamiyama is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kamiyama?

4,647 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 5,300 in 2015. The area is 173.3 km², which is 27 people per km². 2,021 households. 54.3% of residents are 65 or older and 6.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamiyama?

Seven: Tokushima City (徳島市), Yoshinogawa City (吉野川市), Mima City (美馬市), Kamikatsu Town (上勝町), Sanagochi Village (佐那河内村), Ishii Town (石井町), and Naka Town (那賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamiyama written in Japanese?

神山町, read Kamiyama-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 Kamiyama begin?

徳島県名西郡神山町… (Tokushima-ken, Myozai-gun, Kamiyama-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.