Sayo佐用町

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

Sayo (佐用町, Sayo-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 15,863 (2020 census), area 307.44 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sayo District, Hyōgo 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

佐用町

Reading

Sayo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sayo District 佐用郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,863 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 17,510

Area

307.44 km²

Density

52 people per km²

Households

5,927

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

43.3%

Foreign residents

143 (0.9%)

Code

28501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sayo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shiso City宍粟市
• Tatsuno Cityたつの市
• Kamigori Town上郡町
• Bizen City備前市(Okayama)
• Mimasaka City美作市(Okayama)

Questions about Sayo

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

Sayo (佐用町) is a town (町, cho) in Hyōgo 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 Sayo District (佐用郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sayo?

Sayo 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 Sayo?

15,863 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 17,510 in 2015. The area is 307.44 km², which is 52 people per km². 5,927 households. 43.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sayo?

Five: Shiso City (宍粟市), Tatsuno City (たつの市), Kamigori Town (上郡町), Bizen City (備前市) in Okayama, and Mimasaka City (美作市) in Okayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sayo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sayo written in Japanese?

佐用町, read Sayo-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 Sayo begin?

兵庫県佐用郡佐用町… (Hyōgo-ken, Sayo-gun, Sayo-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.