Iwami岩美町

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

Iwami (岩美町, Iwami-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 10,799 (2020 census), area 122.32 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwami District, Tottori 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

岩美町

Reading

Iwami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwami District 岩美郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

10,799 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 11,485

Area

122.32 km²

Density

88 people per km²

Households

3,926

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

80 (0.7%)

Code

31302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.iwami.gr.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shinonsen Town新温泉町(Hyōgo)
• Tottori City鳥取市

Questions about Iwami

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

Iwami (岩美町) is a town (町, cho) in Tottori 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 Iwami District (岩美郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iwami?

Iwami is in Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Iwami?

10,799 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 11,485 in 2015. The area is 122.32 km², which is 88 people per km². 3,926 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwami?

Two: Shinonsen Town (新温泉町) in Hyōgo and Tottori City (鳥取市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwami written in Japanese?

岩美町, read Iwami-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 Iwami begin?

鳥取県岩美郡岩美町… (Tottori-ken, Iwami-gun, Iwami-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.