Yokoshibahikari横芝光町

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

Yokoshibahikari (横芝光町, Yokoshibahikari-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 22,075 (2020 census), area 67.01 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sambu 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

横芝光町

Reading

Yokoshibahikari-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sambu District 山武郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

22,075 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.1% from 23,762

Area

67.01 km²

Density

329 people per km²

Households

8,274

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

317 (1.4%)

Code

12410 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yokoshibahikari.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sosa City匝瑳市
• Sammu City山武市
• Tako Town多古町
• Shibayama Town芝山町

Questions about Yokoshibahikari

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

Yokoshibahikari (横芝光町) 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 Sambu District (山武郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yokoshibahikari?

Yokoshibahikari 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 Yokoshibahikari?

22,075 at the 2020 census, down 7.1% from 23,762 in 2015. The area is 67.01 km², which is 329 people per km². 8,274 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokoshibahikari?

Four: Sosa City (匝瑳市), Sammu City (山武市), Tako Town (多古町), and Shibayama Town (芝山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokoshibahikari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokoshibahikari written in Japanese?

横芝光町, read Yokoshibahikari-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 Yokoshibahikari begin?

千葉県山武郡横芝光町… (Chiba-ken, Sambu-gun, Yokoshibahikari-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.