Higashiura東浦町

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

Higashiura (東浦町, Higashiura-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 49,596 (2020 census), area 31.14 km². Borders 6 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

東浦町

Reading

Higashiura-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

49,596 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.7% from 49,230

Area

31.14 km²

Density

1,593 people per km²

Households

19,406

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

1,485 (3.0%)

Code

23442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aichi-higashiura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Higashiura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Handa City半田市
• Kariya City刈谷市
• Tokai City東海市
• Obu City大府市
• Chita City知多市
• Agui Town阿久比町

Questions about Higashiura

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

Higashiura (東浦町) 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 Higashiura?

Higashiura 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 Higashiura?

49,596 at the 2020 census, up 0.7% from 49,230 in 2015. The area is 31.14 km², which is 1,593 people per km². 19,406 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiura?

Six: Handa City (半田市), Kariya City (刈谷市), Tokai City (東海市), Obu City (大府市), Chita City (知多市), and Agui Town (阿久比町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashiura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiura written in Japanese?

東浦町, read Higashiura-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 Higashiura begin?

愛知県知多郡東浦町… (Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Higashiura-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.