Minami美波町

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

Minami (美波町, Minami-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 6,222 (2020 census), area 140.74 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kaifu 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

美波町

Reading

Minami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kaifu District 海部郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

6,222 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 7,092

Area

140.74 km²

Density

44 people per km²

Households

2,677

Under 15

7.7%

65 and over

49.4%

Foreign residents

54 (0.9%)

Code

36387 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Anan City阿南市
• Naka Town那賀町
• Mugi Town牟岐町
• Kaiyo Town海陽町

Questions about Minami

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

Minami (美波町) 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 Kaifu District (海部郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minami?

Minami 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 Minami?

6,222 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 7,092 in 2015. The area is 140.74 km², which is 44 people per km². 2,677 households. 49.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Four: Anan City (阿南市), Naka Town (那賀町), Mugi Town (牟岐町), and Kaiyo Town (海陽町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minami written in Japanese?

美波町, read Minami-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 Minami begin?

徳島県海部郡美波町… (Tokushima-ken, Kaifu-gun, Minami-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.