Kato加東市

Kato-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.