Togo東郷町

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

Togo (東郷町, Togo-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 43,903 (2020 census), area 18.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aichi 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

東郷町

Reading

Togo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aichi District 愛知郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

43,903 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 42,858

Area

18.03 km²

Density

2,435 people per km²

Households

16,823

Under 15

15.2%

65 and over

23.6%

Foreign residents

1,290 (2.9%)

Code

23302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aichi-togo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Midori Ward緑区(Nagoya)
• Kariya City刈谷市
• Toyoake City豊明市
• Nisshin City日進市
• Miyoshi Cityみよし市

Questions about Togo

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

Togo (東郷町) 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 Aichi District (愛知郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Togo?

Togo 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 Togo?

43,903 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 42,858 in 2015. The area is 18.03 km², which is 2,435 people per km². 16,823 households. 23.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Togo?

Five: Midori Ward (緑区) of Nagoya, Kariya City (刈谷市), Toyoake City (豊明市), Nisshin City (日進市), and Miyoshi City (みよし市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Togo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Togo written in Japanese?

東郷町, read Togo-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 Togo begin?

愛知県愛知郡東郷町… (Aichi-ken, Aichi-gun, Togo-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.