Misasa三朝町

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

Misasa (三朝町, Misasa-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 6,060 (2020 census), area 233.52 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tohaku 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

三朝町

Reading

Misasa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tohaku District 東伯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

6,060 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 6,490

Area

233.52 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

2,230

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

39.8%

Foreign residents

62 (1.0%)

Code

31364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.misasa.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Misasa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tottori City鳥取市
• Kurayoshi City倉吉市
• Yurihama Town湯梨浜町
• Maniwa City真庭市(Okayama)
• Kagamino Town鏡野町(Okayama)

Questions about Misasa

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

Misasa (三朝町) 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 Tohaku District (東伯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Misasa?

Misasa 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 Misasa?

6,060 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 6,490 in 2015. The area is 233.52 km², which is 26 people per km². 2,230 households. 39.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Misasa?

Five: Tottori City (鳥取市), Kurayoshi City (倉吉市), Yurihama Town (湯梨浜町), Maniwa City (真庭市) in Okayama, and Kagamino Town (鏡野町) in Okayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Misasa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Misasa written in Japanese?

三朝町, read Misasa-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 Misasa begin?

鳥取県東伯郡三朝町… (Tottori-ken, Tohaku-gun, Misasa-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.