Taketoyo武豊町

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

Taketoyo (武豊町, Taketoyo-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 43,535 (2020 census), area 26.38 km². Borders 3 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

武豊町

Reading

Taketoyo-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

43,535 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 42,473

Area

26.38 km²

Density

1,650 people per km²

Households

18,122

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

25.2%

Foreign residents

1,260 (2.9%)

Code

23447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taketoyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Taketoyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Handa City半田市
• Tokoname City常滑市
• Mihama Town美浜町

Questions about Taketoyo

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

Taketoyo (武豊町) 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 Taketoyo?

Taketoyo 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 Taketoyo?

43,535 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 42,473 in 2015. The area is 26.38 km², which is 1,650 people per km². 18,122 households. 25.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taketoyo?

Three: Handa City (半田市), Tokoname City (常滑市), and Mihama Town (美浜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taketoyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taketoyo written in Japanese?

武豊町, read Taketoyo-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 Taketoyo begin?

愛知県知多郡武豊町… (Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Taketoyo-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.