Yoshioka吉岡町

Yoshioka-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Yoshioka (吉岡町, Yoshioka-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 21,792 (2020 census), area 20.46 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitagumma District, Gunma 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

吉岡町

Reading

Yoshioka-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitagumma District 北群馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

21,792 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.4% from 21,080

Area

20.46 km²

Density

1,065 people per km²

Households

7,863

Under 15

15.6%

65 and over

24.0%

Foreign residents

157 (0.7%)

Code

10345 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshioka.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Maebashi City前橋市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Shinto Village榛東村

Questions about Yoshioka

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

Yoshioka (吉岡町) is a town (町, machi) in Gunma 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 Kitagumma District (北群馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoshioka?

Yoshioka is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yoshioka?

21,792 at the 2020 census, up 3.4% from 21,080 in 2015. The area is 20.46 km², which is 1,065 people per km². 7,863 households. 24.0% of residents are 65 or older and 15.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshioka?

Three: Maebashi City (前橋市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), and Shinto Village (榛東村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshioka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshioka written in Japanese?

吉岡町, read Yoshioka-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yoshioka begin?

群馬県北群馬郡吉岡町… (Gunma-ken, Kitagumma-gun, Yoshioka-machi, …). 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.