Toei東栄町

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

Toei (東栄町, Toei-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 2,942 (2020 census), area 123.38 km². Borders 4 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

東栄町

Reading

Toei-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

2,942 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.6% from 3,446

Area

123.38 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

1,294

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

50.8%

Foreign residents

17 (0.6%)

Code

23562 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toei.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Shizuoka)
• Shinshiro City新城市
• Shitara Town設楽町
• Toyone Village豊根村

Questions about Toei

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

Toei (東栄町) 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 Toei?

Toei 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 Toei?

2,942 at the 2020 census, down 14.6% from 3,446 in 2015. The area is 123.38 km², which is 24 people per km². 1,294 households. 50.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toei?

Four: Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka, Shinshiro City (新城市), Shitara Town (設楽町), and Toyone Village (豊根村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toei in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toei written in Japanese?

東栄町, read Toei-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 Toei begin?

愛知県北設楽郡東栄町… (Aichi-ken, Kitashitara-gun, Toei-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.