Minabeみなべ町

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

Minabe (みなべ町, Minabe-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 11,818 (2020 census), area 120.28 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

みなべ町

Reading

Minabe-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

11,818 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 12,742

Area

120.28 km²

Density

98 people per km²

Households

4,277

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

33.3%

Foreign residents

78 (0.7%)

Code

30391 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minabe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tanabe City田辺市
• Inami Town印南町

Questions about Minabe

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

Minabe (みなべ町) 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 Minabe?

Minabe 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 Minabe?

11,818 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 12,742 in 2015. The area is 120.28 km², which is 98 people per km². 4,277 households. 33.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minabe?

Two: Tanabe City (田辺市) and Inami Town (印南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minabe written in Japanese?

みなべ町, read Minabe-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 Minabe begin?

和歌山県日高郡みなべ町… (Wakayama-ken, Hidaka-gun, Minabe-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.