Kamiichi上市町

Kamiichi-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kamiichi (上市町, Kamiichi-machi) is a town in Toyama Prefecture. Population 19,351 (2020 census), area 236.71 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama 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

上市町

Reading

Kamiichi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakaniikawa District 中新川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

19,351 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 20,930

Area

236.71 km²

Density

82 people per km²

Households

7,256

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

37.2%

Foreign residents

217 (1.1%)

Code

16322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamiichi.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kamiichi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyama City富山市
• Uozu City魚津市
• Namerikawa City滑川市
• Kurobe City黒部市
• Funahashi Village舟橋村
• Tateyama Town立山町

Questions about Kamiichi

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

Kamiichi (上市町) is a town (町, machi) in Toyama 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 Nakaniikawa District (中新川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamiichi?

Kamiichi is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kamiichi?

19,351 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 20,930 in 2015. The area is 236.71 km², which is 82 people per km². 7,256 households. 37.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamiichi?

Six: Toyama City (富山市), Uozu City (魚津市), Namerikawa City (滑川市), Kurobe City (黒部市), Funahashi Village (舟橋村), and Tateyama Town (立山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamiichi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamiichi written in Japanese?

上市町, read Kamiichi-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kamiichi begin?

富山県中新川郡上市町… (Toyama-ken, Nakaniikawa-gun, Kamiichi-machi, …). 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.