Funagata舟形町

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

Funagata (舟形町, Funagata-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 5,007 (2020 census), area 119.04 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mogami 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

舟形町

Reading

Funagata-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mogami District 最上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,007 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 5,631

Area

119.04 km²

Density

42 people per km²

Households

1,580

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

42.0%

Foreign residents

33 (0.7%)

Code

06363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.funagata.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shinjo City新庄市
• Murayama City村山市
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市
• Oishida Town大石田町
• Mogami Town最上町
• Okura Village大蔵村

Questions about Funagata

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

Funagata (舟形町) 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 Mogami District (最上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Funagata?

Funagata 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 Funagata?

5,007 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 5,631 in 2015. The area is 119.04 km², which is 42 people per km². 1,580 households. 42.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Funagata?

Six: Shinjo City (新庄市), Murayama City (村山市), Obanazawa City (尾花沢市), Oishida Town (大石田町), Mogami Town (最上町), and Okura Village (大蔵村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Funagata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Funagata written in Japanese?

舟形町, read Funagata-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 Funagata begin?

山形県最上郡舟形町… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Funagata-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.