Matsuno松野町

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

Matsuno (松野町, Matsuno-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 3,674 (2020 census), area 98.45 km². Borders 4 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

松野町

Reading

Matsuno-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

3,674 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 4,072

Area

98.45 km²

Density

37 people per km²

Households

1,603

Under 15

8.2%

65 and over

47.2%

Foreign residents

18 (0.5%)

Code

38484 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.matsuno.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Uwajima City宇和島市
• Kihoku Town鬼北町
• Shimanto City四万十市(Kōchi)
• Shimanto Town四万十町(Kōchi)

Questions about Matsuno

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

Matsuno (松野町) 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 Matsuno?

Matsuno 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 Matsuno?

3,674 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 4,072 in 2015. The area is 98.45 km², which is 37 people per km². 1,603 households. 47.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Matsuno?

Four: Uwajima City (宇和島市), Kihoku Town (鬼北町), Shimanto City (四万十市) in Kōchi, and Shimanto Town (四万十町) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsuno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Matsuno written in Japanese?

松野町, read Matsuno-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 Matsuno begin?

愛媛県北宇和郡松野町… (Ehime-ken, Kitauwa-gun, Matsuno-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.