Mogami最上町

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

Mogami (最上町, Mogami-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 8,080 (2020 census), area 330.37 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

最上町

Reading

Mogami-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

8,080 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 8,902

Area

330.37 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

2,596

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

40.3%

Foreign residents

82 (1.0%)

Code

06362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.mogami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Osaki City大崎市(Miyagi)
• Kami Town加美町(Miyagi)
• Yuzawa City湯沢市(Akita)
• Shinjo City新庄市
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市
• Funagata Town舟形町

Questions about Mogami

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

Mogami (最上町) 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 Mogami?

Mogami 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 Mogami?

8,080 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 8,902 in 2015. The area is 330.37 km², which is 24 people per km². 2,596 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mogami?

Six: Osaki City (大崎市) in Miyagi, Kami Town (加美町) in Miyagi, Yuzawa City (湯沢市) in Akita, Shinjo City (新庄市), Obanazawa City (尾花沢市), and Funagata Town (舟形町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mogami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mogami written in Japanese?

最上町, read Mogami-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 Mogami begin?

山形県最上郡最上町… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Mogami-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.