Ikata伊方町

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

Ikata (伊方町, Ikata-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 8,397 (2020 census), area 93.98 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiuwa District, Ehime 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

伊方町

Reading

Ikata-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiuwa District 西宇和郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

8,397 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.8% from 9,626

Area

93.98 km²

Density

89 people per km²

Households

4,077

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

47.4%

Foreign residents

67 (0.8%)

Code

38442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ikata.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Ikata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yawatahama City八幡浜市

Questions about Ikata

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

Ikata (伊方町) is a town (町, cho) in Ehime 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 Nishiuwa District (西宇和郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ikata?

Ikata is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ikata?

8,397 at the 2020 census, down 12.8% from 9,626 in 2015. The area is 93.98 km², which is 89 people per km². 4,077 households. 47.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikata?

One: Yawatahama City (八幡浜市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikata written in Japanese?

伊方町, read Ikata-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 Ikata begin?

愛媛県西宇和郡伊方町… (Ehime-ken, Nishiuwa-gun, Ikata-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.