Kato加東市
Kato-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kato (加東市, Kato-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 40,645 (2020 census), area 157.55 km². Borders 6 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hyōgo Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 加東市
- Reading
- Kato-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo 兵庫県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 40,645 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.8% from 40,310
- Area
- 157.55 km²
- Density
- 258 people per km²
- Households
- 17,070
- Under 15
- 12.6%
- 65 and over
- 26.7%
- Foreign residents
- 1,865 (4.6%)
- Code
- 28228 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kato.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Kato. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kato
- Is Kato a city or a prefecture?
- Kato (加東市) is a city (市, shi) in Hyōgo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kato?
- Kato is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Kato?
- 40,645 at the 2020 census, up 0.8% from 40,310 in 2015. The area is 157.55 km², which is 258 people per km². 17,070 households. 26.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kato?
- Six: Nishiwaki City (西脇市), Miki City (三木市), Ono City (小野市), Sanda City (三田市), Kasai City (加西市), and Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kato written in Japanese?
- 加東市, read Kato-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Kato begin?
- 兵庫県加東市… (Hyōgo-ken, Kato-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.