Miyake三宅村

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

Miyake (三宅村, Miyake-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 2,273 (2020 census), area 55.26 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

三宅村

Reading

Miyake-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

2,273 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 2,482

Area

55.26 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

1,377

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

39.3%

Foreign residents

31 (1.4%)

Code

13381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.miyake.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Miyake shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Miyake

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

Miyake (三宅村) 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 Miyake?

Miyake 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 Miyake?

2,273 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 2,482 in 2015. The area is 55.26 km², which is 41 people per km². 1,377 households. 39.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyake?

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

How is Miyake written in Japanese?

三宅村, read Miyake-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 Miyake begin?

東京都三宅支庁三宅村… (Tōkyō-to, Miyake, Miyake-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.