Tobe砥部町

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

Tobe (砥部町, Tobe-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 20,480 (2020 census), area 101.59 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iyo 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

砥部町

Reading

Tobe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iyo District 伊予郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

20,480 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.6% from 21,239

Area

101.59 km²

Density

202 people per km²

Households

8,477

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

74 (0.4%)

Code

38402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tobe.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Matsuyama City松山市
• Iyo City伊予市
• Kumakogen Town久万高原町
• Masaki Town松前町
• Uchiko Town内子町

Questions about Tobe

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

Tobe (砥部町) 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 Iyo District (伊予郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tobe?

Tobe 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 Tobe?

20,480 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 21,239 in 2015. The area is 101.59 km², which is 202 people per km². 8,477 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tobe?

Five: Matsuyama City (松山市), Iyo City (伊予市), Kumakogen Town (久万高原町), Masaki Town (松前町), and Uchiko Town (内子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tobe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tobe written in Japanese?

砥部町, read Tobe-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 Tobe begin?

愛媛県伊予郡砥部町… (Ehime-ken, Iyo-gun, Tobe-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.