Asahi朝日町

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

Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 6,366 (2020 census), area 196.81 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimurayama District, Yamagata 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

朝日町

Reading

Asahi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimurayama District 西村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,366 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 7,119

Area

196.81 km²

Density

32 people per km²

Households

2,150

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

44.4%

Foreign residents

52 (0.8%)

Code

06323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.asahi.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Asahi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagai City長井市
• Yamanobe Town山辺町
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Oe Town大江町
• Oguni Town小国町
• Shirataka Town白鷹町

Questions about Asahi

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

Asahi (朝日町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamagata 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 Nishimurayama District (西村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Asahi?

Asahi is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Asahi?

6,366 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 7,119 in 2015. The area is 196.81 km², which is 32 people per km². 2,150 households. 44.4% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asahi?

Six: Nagai City (長井市), Yamanobe Town (山辺町), Nishikawa Town (西川町), Oe Town (大江町), Oguni Town (小国町), and Shirataka Town (白鷹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asahi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asahi written in Japanese?

朝日町, read Asahi-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 Asahi begin?

山形県西村山郡朝日町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishimurayama-gun, Asahi-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.