Niijima新島村

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

Niijima (新島村, Niijima-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 2,441 (2020 census), area 27.54 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

新島村

Reading

Niijima-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

2,441 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.2% from 2,749

Area

27.54 km²

Density

89 people per km²

Households

1,163

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

11 (0.5%)

Code

13363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.niijima.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Niijima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Niijima

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

Niijima (新島村) 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 Niijima?

Niijima 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 Niijima?

2,441 at the 2020 census, down 11.2% from 2,749 in 2015. The area is 27.54 km², which is 89 people per km². 1,163 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Niijima?

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

How is Niijima written in Japanese?

新島村, read Niijima-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 Niijima begin?

東京都大島支庁新島村… (Tōkyō-to, Ōshima, Niijima-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.