Kaminoseki上関町

Kaminoseki-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kaminoseki (上関町, Kaminoseki-cho) is a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 2,342 (2020 census), area 34.69 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kumage District, Yamaguchi 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

上関町

Reading

Kaminoseki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kumage District 熊毛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

2,342 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-16.4% from 2,803

Area

34.69 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

1,251

Under 15

6.3%

65 and over

56.4%

Foreign residents

4 (0.2%)

Code

35341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaminoseki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kaminoseki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yanai City柳井市
• Hirao Town平生町

Questions about Kaminoseki

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

Kaminoseki (上関町) is a town (町, cho) in Yamaguchi 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 Kumage District (熊毛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaminoseki?

Kaminoseki is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kaminoseki?

2,342 at the 2020 census, down 16.4% from 2,803 in 2015. The area is 34.69 km², which is 68 people per km². 1,251 households. 56.4% of residents are 65 or older and 6.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaminoseki?

Two: Yanai City (柳井市) and Hirao Town (平生町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaminoseki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaminoseki written in Japanese?

上関町, read Kaminoseki-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kaminoseki begin?

山口県熊毛郡上関町… (Yamaguchi-ken, Kumage-gun, Kaminoseki-cho, …). 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.