Agui阿久比町

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

Agui (阿久比町, Agui-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 28,383 (2020 census), area 23.8 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chita District, Aichi 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

阿久比町

Reading

Agui-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chita District 知多郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

28,383 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.3% from 27,747

Area

23.8 km²

Density

1,193 people per km²

Households

10,134

Under 15

17.0%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

361 (1.3%)

Code

23441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.agui.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Agui. Borders across water are not counted.

• Handa City半田市
• Tokoname City常滑市
• Chita City知多市
• Higashiura Town東浦町

Questions about Agui

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

Agui (阿久比町) is a town (町, cho) in Aichi 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 Chita District (知多郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Agui?

Agui is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), 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 Agui?

28,383 at the 2020 census, up 2.3% from 27,747 in 2015. The area is 23.8 km², which is 1,193 people per km². 10,134 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 17.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Agui?

Four: Handa City (半田市), Tokoname City (常滑市), Chita City (知多市), and Higashiura Town (東浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Agui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Agui written in Japanese?

阿久比町, read Agui-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 Agui begin?

愛知県知多郡阿久比町… (Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Agui-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.