Kushimoto串本町

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

Kushimoto (串本町, Kushimoto-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 14,959 (2020 census), area 135.67 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimuro 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

串本町

Reading

Kushimoto-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimuro District 東牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

14,959 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 16,558

Area

135.67 km²

Density

110 people per km²

Households

7,398

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

46.5%

Foreign residents

62 (0.4%)

Code

30428 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kushimoto.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kushimoto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Susami Townすさみ町
• Nachikatsura Town那智勝浦町
• Kozagawa Town古座川町

Questions about Kushimoto

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

Kushimoto (串本町) 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 Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kushimoto?

Kushimoto 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 Kushimoto?

14,959 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 16,558 in 2015. The area is 135.67 km², which is 110 people per km². 7,398 households. 46.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kushimoto?

Three: Susami Town (すさみ町), Nachikatsura Town (那智勝浦町), and Kozagawa Town (古座川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kushimoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kushimoto written in Japanese?

串本町, read Kushimoto-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 Kushimoto begin?

和歌山県東牟婁郡串本町… (Wakayama-ken, Higashimuro-gun, Kushimoto-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.