Shonai庄内町

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

Shonai (庄内町, Shonai-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 20,151 (2020 census), area 249.17 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashitagawa 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

庄内町

Reading

Shonai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashitagawa District 東田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

20,151 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 21,666

Area

249.17 km²

Density

81 people per km²

Households

6,650

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

106 (0.5%)

Code

06428 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shonai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tsuruoka City鶴岡市
• Sakata City酒田市
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Okura Village大蔵村
• Tozawa Village戸沢村
• Mikawa Town三川町

Questions about Shonai

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

Shonai (庄内町) 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 Higashitagawa District (東田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shonai?

Shonai 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 Shonai?

20,151 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 21,666 in 2015. The area is 249.17 km², which is 81 people per km². 6,650 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shonai?

Six: Tsuruoka City (鶴岡市), Sakata City (酒田市), Nishikawa Town (西川町), Okura Village (大蔵村), Tozawa Village (戸沢村), and Mikawa Town (三川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shonai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shonai written in Japanese?

庄内町, read Shonai-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 Shonai begin?

山形県東田川郡庄内町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashitagawa-gun, Shonai-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.