Tomika富加町

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

Tomika (富加町, Tomika-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 5,626 (2020 census), area 16.82 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamo District, Gifu 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

富加町

Reading

Tomika-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamo District 加茂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

5,626 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 5,564

Area

16.82 km²

Density

334 people per km²

Households

1,967

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

32.3%

Foreign residents

135 (2.4%)

Code

21502 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tomika.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Tomika. Borders across water are not counted.

• Seki City関市
• Minokamo City美濃加茂市

Questions about Tomika

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

Tomika (富加町) is a town (町, cho) in Gifu 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 Kamo District (加茂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tomika?

Tomika is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Tomika?

5,626 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 5,564 in 2015. The area is 16.82 km², which is 334 people per km². 1,967 households. 32.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tomika?

Two: Seki City (関市) and Minokamo City (美濃加茂市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tomika in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tomika written in Japanese?

富加町, read Tomika-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 Tomika begin?

岐阜県加茂郡富加町… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Tomika-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.