Municipalities in 熊本県
Municipalities in 熊本県.
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Municipality list
| Code | Municipality | Population |
|---|---|---|
431001 |
熊本市 (クマモトシ) | 730,854 |
432024 |
八代市 (ヤツシロシ) | 115,453 |
432032 |
人吉市 (ヒトヨシシ) | 28,803 |
432041 |
荒尾市 (アラオシ) | 47,347 |
432059 |
水俣市 (ミナマタシ) | 20,806 |
432067 |
玉名市 (タマナシ) | 60,562 |
432083 |
山鹿市 (ヤマガシ) | 45,561 |
432105 |
菊池市 (キクチシ) | 44,764 |
432113 |
宇土市 (ウトシ) | 34,526 |
432121 |
上天草市 (カミアマクサシ) | 21,404 |
432130 |
宇城市 (ウキシ) | 54,556 |
432148 |
阿蘇市 (アソシ) | 22,959 |
432156 |
天草市 (アマクサシ) | 68,105 |
432164 |
合志市 (コウシシ) | 64,344 |
433489 |
美里町 (ミサトマチ) | 8,035 |
433641 |
玉東町 (ギョクトウマチ) | 4,862 |
433675 |
南関町 (ナンカンマチ) | 8,045 |
433683 |
長洲町 (ナガスマチ) | 14,531 |
433691 |
和水町 (ナゴミマチ) | 8,477 |
434035 |
大津町 (オオヅマチ) | 36,941 |
434043 |
菊陽町 (キクヨウマチ) | 44,548 |
434230 |
南小国町 (ミナミオグニマチ) | 3,444 |
434248 |
小国町 (オグニマチ) | 5,880 |
434256 |
産山村 (ウブヤマムラ) | 1,195 |
434281 |
高森町 (タカモリマチ) | 5,367 |
434329 |
西原村 (ニシハラムラ) | 6,852 |
434337 |
南阿蘇村 (ミナミアソムラ) | 9,172 |
434418 |
御船町 (ミフネマチ) | 16,574 |
434426 |
嘉島町 (カシママチ) | 10,104 |
434434 |
益城町 (マシキマチ) | 33,542 |
434442 |
甲佐町 (コウサマチ) | 9,450 |
434477 |
山都町 (ヤマトチョウ) | 11,670 |
434680 |
氷川町 (ヒカワチョウ) | 9,984 |
434825 |
芦北町 (アシキタマチ) | 13,880 |
434841 |
津奈木町 (ツナギマチ) | 3,827 |
435015 |
錦町 (ニシキマチ) | 9,617 |
435058 |
多良木町 (タラギマチ) | 7,876 |
435066 |
湯前町 (ユノマエマチ) | 3,254 |
435074 |
水上村 (ミズカミムラ) | 1,782 |
435104 |
相良村 (サガラムラ) | 3,774 |
435112 |
五木村 (イツキムラ) | 810 |
435121 |
山江村 (ヤマエムラ) | 2,922 |
435139 |
球磨村 (クマムラ) | 2,266 |
435147 |
あさぎり町 (アサギリチョウ) | 13,201 |
435317 |
苓北町 (レイホクマチ) | 6,164 |
Tips
- If you're not sure of the exact name, try typing the prefecture name or part of the reading instead.
- Because the same municipality name can exist in multiple prefectures, always check the prefecture shown alongside the result.
- The first two digits of the code identify the prefecture, so the list page groups municipalities by prefecture.
- Wards of designated cities (such as Chuo-ku in Sapporo) are not independent local governments, so they are listed together under their parent city.
- Population and household figures are added municipality by municipality as they become available, and show as "Not yet available" until then.
Frequently asked questions
Side Note — The story behind the National Local Government Code
Japan's six-digit "National Local Government Code", which uniquely identifies every municipality, was established in 1968 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) to make information processing more efficient. The first two digits represent the prefecture, the next three represent the municipality, and the final digit is a check digit used to catch data-entry errors.
Thanks to that check digit, mistyping even a single digit usually produces an inconsistency that can be caught immediately. Even though the scheme was designed more than half a century ago, it is still used throughout Japanese administrative systems today, including the Basic Resident Register Network.
When municipalities merge, a new code is issued and the old one is retired rather than reused. Looking through the full list of codes, you can still spot traces of the many renumberings that happened during the wave of municipal mergers in the early 2000s.
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