Ichinomiya一宮町

Ichinomiya-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ichinomiya (一宮町, Ichinomiya-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 11,897 (2020 census), area 22.99 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chosei District, Chiba 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

一宮町

Reading

Ichinomiya-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chosei District 長生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

11,897 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 11,767

Area

22.99 km²

Density

517 people per km²

Households

4,984

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

129 (1.1%)

Code

12421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ichinomiya.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Isumi Cityいすみ市
• Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町
• Chosei Village長生村

Questions about Ichinomiya

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

Ichinomiya (一宮町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba 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 Chosei District (長生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ichinomiya?

Ichinomiya is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ichinomiya?

11,897 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 11,767 in 2015. The area is 22.99 km², which is 517 people per km². 4,984 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ichinomiya?

Three: Isumi City (いすみ市), Mutsuzawa Town (睦沢町), and Chosei Village (長生村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ichinomiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ichinomiya written in Japanese?

一宮町, read Ichinomiya-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ichinomiya begin?

千葉県長生郡一宮町… (Chiba-ken, Chosei-gun, Ichinomiya-machi, …). 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.