Kimino紀美野町

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

Kimino (紀美野町, Kimino-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 8,256 (2020 census), area 128.34 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kaiso District, Wakayama 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

紀美野町

Reading

Kimino-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kaiso District 海草郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

8,256 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 9,206

Area

128.34 km²

Density

64 people per km²

Households

3,474

Under 15

7.1%

65 and over

48.6%

Foreign residents

35 (0.4%)

Code

30304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kimino.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kimino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kainan City海南市
• Kinokawa City紀の川市
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町
• Aridagawa Town有田川町

Questions about Kimino

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

Kimino (紀美野町) is a town (町, cho) in Wakayama 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 Kaiso District (海草郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kimino?

Kimino is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kimino?

8,256 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 9,206 in 2015. The area is 128.34 km², which is 64 people per km². 3,474 households. 48.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kimino?

Four: Kainan City (海南市), Kinokawa City (紀の川市), Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町), and Aridagawa Town (有田川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kimino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kimino written in Japanese?

紀美野町, read Kimino-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 Kimino begin?

和歌山県海草郡紀美野町… (Wakayama-ken, Kaiso-gun, Kimino-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.