Fuso扶桑町

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

Fuso (扶桑町, Fuso-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 34,133 (2020 census), area 11.19 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Niwa 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

扶桑町

Reading

Fuso-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Niwa District 丹羽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

34,133 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 33,806

Area

11.19 km²

Density

3,050 people per km²

Households

13,509

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

26.5%

Foreign residents

503 (1.5%)

Code

23362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fuso.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kakamigahara City各務原市(Gifu)
• Inuyama City犬山市
• Konan City江南市
• Oguchi Town大口町

Questions about Fuso

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

Fuso (扶桑町) 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 Niwa District (丹羽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fuso?

Fuso 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 Fuso?

34,133 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 33,806 in 2015. The area is 11.19 km², which is 3,050 people per km². 13,509 households. 26.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fuso?

Four: Kakamigahara City (各務原市) in Gifu, Inuyama City (犬山市), Konan City (江南市), and Oguchi Town (大口町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fuso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fuso written in Japanese?

扶桑町, read Fuso-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 Fuso begin?

愛知県丹羽郡扶桑町… (Aichi-ken, Niwa-gun, Fuso-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.