Jinsekikogen神石高原町

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

Jinsekikogen (神石高原町, Jinsekikogen-cho) is a town in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 8,250 (2020 census), area 381.98 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Jinseki District, Hiroshima 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

神石高原町

Reading

Jinsekikogen-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Jinseki District 神石郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

8,250 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.5% from 9,217

Area

381.98 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

3,339

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

49.2%

Foreign residents

88 (1.1%)

Code

34545 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.jinsekigun.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ibara City井原市(Okayama)
• Takahashi City高梁市(Okayama)
• Fukuyama City福山市
• Fuchu City府中市
• Shobara City庄原市

Questions about Jinsekikogen

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

Jinsekikogen (神石高原町) is a town (町, cho) in Hiroshima 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 Jinseki District (神石郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Jinsekikogen?

Jinsekikogen is in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Jinsekikogen?

8,250 at the 2020 census, down 10.5% from 9,217 in 2015. The area is 381.98 km², which is 22 people per km². 3,339 households. 49.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Jinsekikogen?

Five: Ibara City (井原市) in Okayama, Takahashi City (高梁市) in Okayama, Fukuyama City (福山市), Fuchu City (府中市), and Shobara City (庄原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Jinsekikogen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Jinsekikogen written in Japanese?

神石高原町, read Jinsekikogen-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 Jinsekikogen begin?

広島県神石郡神石高原町… (Hiroshima-ken, Jinseki-gun, Jinsekikogen-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.