Yaotsu八百津町

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

Yaotsu (八百津町, Yaotsu-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 10,195 (2020 census), area 128.79 km². Borders 8 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

八百津町

Reading

Yaotsu-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

10,195 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 11,027

Area

128.79 km²

Density

79 people per km²

Households

3,879

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

40.2%

Foreign residents

140 (1.4%)

Code

21505 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yaotsu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Yaotsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mizunami City瑞浪市
• Ena City恵那市
• Minokamo City美濃加茂市
• Kani City可児市
• Kawabe Town川辺町
• Hichiso Town七宗町
• Shirakawa Town白川町
• Mitake Town御嵩町

Questions about Yaotsu

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

Yaotsu (八百津町) 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 Yaotsu?

Yaotsu 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 Yaotsu?

10,195 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 11,027 in 2015. The area is 128.79 km², which is 79 people per km². 3,879 households. 40.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yaotsu?

Eight: Mizunami City (瑞浪市), Ena City (恵那市), Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Kani City (可児市), Kawabe Town (川辺町), Hichiso Town (七宗町), Shirakawa Town (白川町), and Mitake Town (御嵩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yaotsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yaotsu written in Japanese?

八百津町, read Yaotsu-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 Yaotsu begin?

岐阜県加茂郡八百津町… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Yaotsu-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.