Kaneyama金山町

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

Kaneyama (金山町, Kaneyama-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 5,071 (2020 census), area 161.67 km². Borders 3 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

金山町

Reading

Kaneyama-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

5,071 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.0% from 5,829

Area

161.67 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

1,572

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

57 (1.1%)

Code

06361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaneyama.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yuzawa City湯沢市(Akita)
• Shinjo City新庄市
• Mamurogawa Town真室川町

Questions about Kaneyama

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

Kaneyama (金山町) 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 Kaneyama?

Kaneyama 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 Kaneyama?

5,071 at the 2020 census, down 13.0% from 5,829 in 2015. The area is 161.67 km², which is 31 people per km². 1,572 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaneyama?

Three: Yuzawa City (湯沢市) in Akita, Shinjo City (新庄市), and Mamurogawa Town (真室川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaneyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaneyama written in Japanese?

金山町, read Kaneyama-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 Kaneyama begin?

山形県最上郡金山町… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Kaneyama-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.