Tonosho東庄町

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

Tonosho (東庄町, Tonosho-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 13,228 (2020 census), area 46.25 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Katori 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

東庄町

Reading

Tonosho-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Katori District 香取郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

13,228 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.5% from 14,152

Area

46.25 km²

Density

286 people per km²

Households

4,611

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

39.3%

Foreign residents

240 (1.8%)

Code

12349 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tohnosho.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kamisu City神栖市(Ibaraki)
• Choshi City銚子市
• Asahi City旭市
• Katori City香取市

Questions about Tonosho

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

Tonosho (東庄町) 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 Katori District (香取郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tonosho?

Tonosho 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 Tonosho?

13,228 at the 2020 census, down 6.5% from 14,152 in 2015. The area is 46.25 km², which is 286 people per km². 4,611 households. 39.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tonosho?

Four: Kamisu City (神栖市) in Ibaraki, Choshi City (銚子市), Asahi City (旭市), and Katori City (香取市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tonosho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tonosho written in Japanese?

東庄町, read Tonosho-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 Tonosho begin?

千葉県香取郡東庄町… (Chiba-ken, Katori-gun, Tonosho-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.