Tobishima飛島村

Tobishima-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Tobishima (飛島村, Tobishima-mura) is a village in Aichi Prefecture. Population 4,575 (2020 census), area 22.42 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Ama 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

飛島村

Reading

Tobishima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Ama District 海部郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,575 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.0% from 4,397

Area

22.42 km²

Density

204 people per km²

Households

1,506

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

247 (5.4%)

Code

23427 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tobishima.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minato Ward港区(Nagoya)
• Yatomi City弥富市
• Kanie Town蟹江町

Questions about Tobishima

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

Tobishima (飛島村) is a village (村, mura) in Aichi Prefecture. A village 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 Ama District (海部郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tobishima?

Tobishima 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 Tobishima?

4,575 at the 2020 census, up 4.0% from 4,397 in 2015. The area is 22.42 km², which is 204 people per km². 1,506 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tobishima?

Three: Minato Ward (港区) of Nagoya, Yatomi City (弥富市), and Kanie Town (蟹江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tobishima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tobishima written in Japanese?

飛島村, read Tobishima-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tobishima begin?

愛知県海部郡飛島村… (Aichi-ken, Ama-gun, Tobishima-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.