Doshi道志村

Doshi-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Doshi (道志村, Doshi-mura) is a village in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 1,607 (2020 census), area 79.68 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 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

道志村

Reading

Doshi-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamitsuru District 南都留郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

1,607 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.8% from 1,743

Area

79.68 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

613

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

38.2%

Foreign residents

9 (0.6%)

Code

19422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.doshi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Midori Ward緑区(Kanagawa)
• Yamakita Town山北町(Kanagawa)
• Tsuru City都留市
• Uenohara City上野原市
• Yamanakako Village山中湖村

Questions about Doshi

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

Doshi (道志村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamanashi Prefecture. A village 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 Minamitsuru District (南都留郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Doshi?

Doshi is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Doshi?

1,607 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 1,743 in 2015. The area is 79.68 km², which is 20 people per km². 613 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Doshi?

Five: Midori Ward (緑区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, Yamakita Town (山北町) in Kanagawa, Tsuru City (都留市), Uenohara City (上野原市), and Yamanakako Village (山中湖村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Doshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Doshi written in Japanese?

道志村, read Doshi-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Doshi begin?

山梨県南都留郡道志村… (Yamanashi-ken, Minamitsuru-gun, Doshi-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.