Yuza遊佐町

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

Yuza (遊佐町, Yuza-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 13,032 (2020 census), area 208.39 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Akumi 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

遊佐町

Reading

Yuza-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Akumi District 飽海郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

13,032 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 14,207

Area

208.39 km²

Density

63 people per km²

Households

4,432

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

42.3%

Foreign residents

65 (0.5%)

Code

06461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yuza.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yurihonjo City由利本荘市(Akita)
• Nikaho Cityにかほ市(Akita)
• Sakata City酒田市

Questions about Yuza

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

Yuza (遊佐町) 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 Akumi District (飽海郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yuza?

Yuza 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 Yuza?

13,032 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 14,207 in 2015. The area is 208.39 km², which is 63 people per km². 4,432 households. 42.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yuza?

Three: Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市) in Akita, Nikaho City (にかほ市) in Akita, and Sakata City (酒田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yuza in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yuza written in Japanese?

遊佐町, read Yuza-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 Yuza begin?

山形県飽海郡遊佐町… (Yamagata-ken, Akumi-gun, Yuza-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.