Eiheiji永平寺町

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

Eiheiji (永平寺町, Eiheiji-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 18,965 (2020 census), area 94.43 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoshida 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

永平寺町

Reading

Eiheiji-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoshida District 吉田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

18,965 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 19,883

Area

94.43 km²

Density

201 people per km²

Households

7,285

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

29.9%

Foreign residents

240 (1.3%)

Code

18322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.eiheiji.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Eiheiji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fukui City福井市
• Katsuyama City勝山市
• Sakai City坂井市

Questions about Eiheiji

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

Eiheiji (永平寺町) 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 Yoshida District (吉田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Eiheiji?

Eiheiji 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 Eiheiji?

18,965 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 19,883 in 2015. The area is 94.43 km², which is 201 people per km². 7,285 households. 29.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Eiheiji?

Three: Fukui City (福井市), Katsuyama City (勝山市), and Sakai City (坂井市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Eiheiji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Eiheiji written in Japanese?

永平寺町, read Eiheiji-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 Eiheiji begin?

福井県吉田郡永平寺町… (Fukui-ken, Yoshida-gun, Eiheiji-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.