Mihama美浜町

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

Mihama (美浜町, Mihama-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 6,867 (2020 census), area 12.77 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hidaka 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

美浜町

Reading

Mihama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hidaka District 日高郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

6,867 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 7,480

Area

12.77 km²

Density

538 people per km²

Households

2,863

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

37.4%

Foreign residents

29 (0.4%)

Code

30381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mihama.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gobo City御坊市
• Hidaka Town日高町

Questions about Mihama

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

Mihama (美浜町) 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 Hidaka District (日高郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mihama?

Mihama 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 Mihama?

6,867 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 7,480 in 2015. The area is 12.77 km², which is 538 people per km². 2,863 households. 37.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mihama?

Two: Gobo City (御坊市) and Hidaka Town (日高町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mihama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mihama written in Japanese?

美浜町, read Mihama-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 Mihama begin?

和歌山県日高郡美浜町… (Wakayama-ken, Hidaka-gun, Mihama-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.