Kozushima神津島村

Kozushima-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Kozushima (神津島村, Kozushima-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 1,855 (2020 census), area 18.58 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo 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

神津島村

Reading

Kozushima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

Subprefecture

Ōshima Subprefecture 大島支庁, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

1,855 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.9% from 1,891

Area

18.58 km²

Density

100 people per km²

Households

808

Under 15

14.8%

65 and over

31.6%

Foreign residents

5 (0.3%)

Code

13364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.kouzushima.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Kozushima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Kozushima

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

Kozushima (神津島村) is a village (村, mura) in Tokyo Prefecture. A village 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 Ōshima Subprefecture (大島支庁), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kozushima?

Kozushima is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), 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 Kozushima?

1,855 at the 2020 census, down 1.9% from 1,891 in 2015. The area is 18.58 km², which is 100 people per km². 808 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kozushima?

None. Kozushima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kozushima written in Japanese?

神津島村, read Kozushima-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kozushima begin?

東京都大島支庁神津島村… (Tōkyō-to, Ōshima, Kozushima-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.