Mikurajima御蔵島村

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

Mikurajima (御蔵島村, Mikurajima-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 323 (2020 census), area 20.54 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Miyake 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

御蔵島村

Reading

Mikurajima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

Subprefecture

Miyake Subprefecture 三宅支庁, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

323 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.6% from 335

Area

20.54 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

187

Under 15

18.6%

65 and over

18.0%

Foreign residents

10 (3.1%)

Code

13382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.mikurasima.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Mikurajima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Mikurajima

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

Mikurajima (御蔵島村) 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 Miyake Subprefecture (三宅支庁), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mikurajima?

Mikurajima 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 Mikurajima?

323 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 335 in 2015. The area is 20.54 km², which is 16 people per km². 187 households. 18.0% of residents are 65 or older and 18.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mikurajima?

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

How is Mikurajima written in Japanese?

御蔵島村, read Mikurajima-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 Mikurajima begin?

東京都三宅支庁御蔵島村… (Tōkyō-to, Miyake, Mikurajima-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.