Nakayama中山町

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

Nakayama (中山町, Nakayama-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 10,746 (2020 census), area 31.15 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimurayama 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

中山町

Reading

Nakayama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimurayama District 東村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

10,746 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 11,363

Area

31.15 km²

Density

345 people per km²

Households

3,515

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

35.7%

Foreign residents

57 (0.5%)

Code

06302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nakayama.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nakayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yamagata City山形市
• Sagae City寒河江市
• Tendo City天童市
• Yamanobe Town山辺町
• Oe Town大江町

Questions about Nakayama

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

Nakayama (中山町) 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 Higashimurayama District (東村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakayama?

Nakayama 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 Nakayama?

10,746 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 11,363 in 2015. The area is 31.15 km², which is 345 people per km². 3,515 households. 35.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakayama?

Five: Yamagata City (山形市), Sagae City (寒河江市), Tendo City (天童市), Yamanobe Town (山辺町), and Oe Town (大江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakayama written in Japanese?

中山町, read Nakayama-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 Nakayama begin?

山形県東村山郡中山町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashimurayama-gun, Nakayama-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.