Yoro養老町

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

Yoro (養老町, Yoro-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 26,882 (2020 census), area 72.29 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoro 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

養老町

Reading

Yoro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoro District 養老郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

26,882 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 29,029

Area

72.29 km²

Density

372 people per km²

Households

9,405

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

448 (1.7%)

Code

21341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoro.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Yoro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ogaki City大垣市
• Kaizu City海津市
• Tarui Town垂井町
• Wanochi Town輪之内町
• Inabe Cityいなべ市(Mie)

Questions about Yoro

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

Yoro (養老町) 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 Yoro District (養老郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoro?

Yoro 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 Yoro?

26,882 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 29,029 in 2015. The area is 72.29 km², which is 372 people per km². 9,405 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoro?

Five: Ogaki City (大垣市), Kaizu City (海津市), Tarui Town (垂井町), Wanochi Town (輪之内町), and Inabe City (いなべ市) in Mie. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoro written in Japanese?

養老町, read Yoro-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 Yoro begin?

岐阜県養老郡養老町… (Gifu-ken, Yoro-gun, Yoro-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.