Shitara設楽町

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

Shitara (設楽町, Shitara-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 4,437 (2020 census), area 273.94 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitashitara 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

設楽町

Reading

Shitara-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitashitara District 北設楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,437 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.6% from 5,074

Area

273.94 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

1,845

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

51.2%

Foreign residents

26 (0.6%)

Code

23561 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shitara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Neba Village根羽村(Nagano)
• Toyota City豊田市
• Shinshiro City新城市
• Toei Town東栄町
• Toyone Village豊根村

Questions about Shitara

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

Shitara (設楽町) 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 Kitashitara District (北設楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shitara?

Shitara 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 Shitara?

4,437 at the 2020 census, down 12.6% from 5,074 in 2015. The area is 273.94 km², which is 16 people per km². 1,845 households. 51.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shitara?

Five: Neba Village (根羽村) in Nagano, Toyota City (豊田市), Shinshiro City (新城市), Toei Town (東栄町), and Toyone Village (豊根村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shitara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shitara written in Japanese?

設楽町, read Shitara-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 Shitara begin?

愛知県北設楽郡設楽町… (Aichi-ken, Kitashitara-gun, Shitara-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.