Kihoku鬼北町

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

Kihoku (鬼北町, Kihoku-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 9,682 (2020 census), area 241.88 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitauwa 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

鬼北町

Reading

Kihoku-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitauwa District 北宇和郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

9,682 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 10,705

Area

241.88 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

4,346

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

46.8%

Foreign residents

86 (0.9%)

Code

38488 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kihoku.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kihoku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uwajima City宇和島市
• Seiyo City西予市
• Matsuno Town松野町
• Yusuhara Town檮原町(Kōchi)
• Shimanto Town四万十町(Kōchi)

Questions about Kihoku

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

Kihoku (鬼北町) 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 Kitauwa District (北宇和郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kihoku?

Kihoku 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 Kihoku?

9,682 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 10,705 in 2015. The area is 241.88 km², which is 40 people per km². 4,346 households. 46.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kihoku?

Five: Uwajima City (宇和島市), Seiyo City (西予市), Matsuno Town (松野町), Yusuhara Town (檮原町) in Kōchi, and Shimanto Town (四万十町) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kihoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kihoku written in Japanese?

鬼北町, read Kihoku-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 Kihoku begin?

愛媛県北宇和郡鬼北町… (Ehime-ken, Kitauwa-gun, Kihoku-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.