Echizen越前町

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

Echizen (越前町, Echizen-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 20,118 (2020 census), area 153.15 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nyu District, Fukui 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

越前町

Reading

Echizen-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nyu District 丹生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

20,118 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 21,538

Area

153.15 km²

Density

131 people per km²

Households

6,581

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

35.7%

Foreign residents

175 (0.9%)

Code

18423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.echizen.fukui.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fukui City福井市
• Sabae City鯖江市
• Echizen City越前市
• Minamiechizen Town南越前町

Questions about Echizen

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

Echizen (越前町) is a town (町, cho) in Fukui 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 Nyu District (丹生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Echizen?

Echizen is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Echizen?

20,118 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 21,538 in 2015. The area is 153.15 km², which is 131 people per km². 6,581 households. 35.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Echizen?

Four: Fukui City (福井市), Sabae City (鯖江市), Echizen City (越前市), and Minamiechizen Town (南越前町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Echizen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Echizen written in Japanese?

越前町, read Echizen-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 Echizen begin?

福井県丹生郡越前町… (Fukui-ken, Nyu-gun, Echizen-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.