Nyuzen入善町

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

Nyuzen (入善町, Nyuzen-machi) is a town in Toyama Prefecture. Population 23,839 (2020 census), area 71.25 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimoniikawa 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

入善町

Reading

Nyuzen-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoniikawa District 下新川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

23,839 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 25,335

Area

71.25 km²

Density

335 people per km²

Households

8,699

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

36.9%

Foreign residents

473 (2.0%)

Code

16342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nyuzen.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kurobe City黒部市
• Asahi Town朝日町

Questions about Nyuzen

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

Nyuzen (入善町) 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 Shimoniikawa District (下新川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nyuzen?

Nyuzen 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 Nyuzen?

23,839 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 25,335 in 2015. The area is 71.25 km², which is 335 people per km². 8,699 households. 36.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nyuzen?

Two: Kurobe City (黒部市) and Asahi Town (朝日町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nyuzen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nyuzen written in Japanese?

入善町, read Nyuzen-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 Nyuzen begin?

富山県下新川郡入善町… (Toyama-ken, Shimoniikawa-gun, Nyuzen-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.