Toho東峰村

Toho-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Toho (東峰村, Toho-mura) is a village in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 1,899 (2020 census), area 51.97 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Asakura District, Fukuoka 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

東峰村

Reading

Toho-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Asakura District 朝倉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

1,899 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.6% from 2,174

Area

51.97 km²

Density

37 people per km²

Households

696

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

45.8%

Foreign residents

11 (0.6%)

Code

40448 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.toho-info.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kama City嘉麻市
• Asakura City朝倉市
• Soeda Town添田町
• Hita City日田市(Ōita)

Questions about Toho

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

Toho (東峰村) is a village (村, mura) in Fukuoka Prefecture. A village 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 Asakura District (朝倉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toho?

Toho is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Toho?

1,899 at the 2020 census, down 12.6% from 2,174 in 2015. The area is 51.97 km², which is 37 people per km². 696 households. 45.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toho?

Four: Kama City (嘉麻市), Asakura City (朝倉市), Soeda Town (添田町), and Hita City (日田市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toho written in Japanese?

東峰村, read Toho-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Toho begin?

福岡県朝倉郡東峰村… (Fukuoka-ken, Asakura-gun, Toho-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.