Mugi牟岐町

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

Mugi (牟岐町, Mugi-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 3,743 (2020 census), area 56.62 km². Borders 2 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

牟岐町

Reading

Mugi-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

3,743 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.1% from 4,259

Area

56.62 km²

Density

66 people per km²

Households

1,718

Under 15

6.2%

65 and over

53.9%

Foreign residents

21 (0.6%)

Code

36383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tokushima-mugi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Mugi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Town美波町
• Kaiyo Town海陽町

Questions about Mugi

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

Mugi (牟岐町) 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 Mugi?

Mugi 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 Mugi?

3,743 at the 2020 census, down 12.1% from 4,259 in 2015. The area is 56.62 km², which is 66 people per km². 1,718 households. 53.9% of residents are 65 or older and 6.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mugi?

Two: Minami Town (美波町) and Kaiyo Town (海陽町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mugi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mugi written in Japanese?

牟岐町, read Mugi-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 Mugi begin?

徳島県海部郡牟岐町… (Tokushima-ken, Kaifu-gun, Mugi-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.