Toyone豊根村

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

Toyone (豊根村, Toyone-mura) is a village in Aichi Prefecture. Population 1,017 (2020 census), area 155.88 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

豊根村

Reading

Toyone-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

1,017 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 1,135

Area

155.88 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

437

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

52.4%

Foreign residents

20 (2.0%)

Code

23563 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.toyone.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Toyone. Borders across water are not counted.

• Anan Town阿南町(Nagano)
• Neba Village根羽村(Nagano)
• Urugi Village売木村(Nagano)
• Tenryu Village天龍村(Nagano)
• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Shizuoka)
• Shitara Town設楽町
• Toei Town東栄町

Questions about Toyone

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

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

Where is Toyone?

Toyone 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 Toyone?

1,017 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 1,135 in 2015. The area is 155.88 km², which is 7 people per km². 437 households. 52.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyone?

Seven: Anan Town (阿南町) in Nagano, Neba Village (根羽村) in Nagano, Urugi Village (売木村) in Nagano, Tenryu Village (天龍村) in Nagano, Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka, Shitara Town (設楽町), and Toei Town (東栄町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyone in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyone written in Japanese?

豊根村, read Toyone-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 Toyone begin?

愛知県北設楽郡豊根村… (Aichi-ken, Kitashitara-gun, Toyone-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.