Toyoyama豊山町

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

Toyoyama (豊山町, Toyoyama-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 15,613 (2020 census), area 6.18 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishikasugai 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

豊山町

Reading

Toyoyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishikasugai District 西春日井郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

15,613 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.9% from 15,177

Area

6.18 km²

Density

2,526 people per km²

Households

6,598

Under 15

15.6%

65 and over

23.0%

Foreign residents

513 (3.3%)

Code

23342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyoyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区(Nagoya)
• Kasugai City春日井市
• Komaki City小牧市
• Kitanagoya City北名古屋市

Questions about Toyoyama

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

Toyoyama (豊山町) 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 Nishikasugai District (西春日井郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyoyama?

Toyoyama 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 Toyoyama?

15,613 at the 2020 census, up 2.9% from 15,177 in 2015. The area is 6.18 km², which is 2,526 people per km². 6,598 households. 23.0% of residents are 65 or older and 15.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyoyama?

Four: Kita Ward (北区) of Nagoya, Kasugai City (春日井市), Komaki City (小牧市), and Kitanagoya City (北名古屋市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyoyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyoyama written in Japanese?

豊山町, read Toyoyama-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 Toyoyama begin?

愛知県西春日井郡豊山町… (Aichi-ken, Nishikasugai-gun, Toyoyama-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.