Taishi太子町

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

Taishi (太子町, Taishi-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 33,477 (2020 census), area 22.61 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ibo 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

太子町

Reading

Taishi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ibo District 揖保郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

33,477 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 33,690

Area

22.61 km²

Density

1,481 people per km²

Households

12,757

Under 15

14.5%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

242 (0.7%)

Code

28464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hyogo-taishi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Taishi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Himeji City姫路市
• Tatsuno Cityたつの市

Questions about Taishi

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

Taishi (太子町) 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 Ibo District (揖保郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taishi?

Taishi 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 Taishi?

33,477 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 33,690 in 2015. The area is 22.61 km², which is 1,481 people per km². 12,757 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 14.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taishi?

Two: Himeji City (姫路市) and Tatsuno City (たつの市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taishi written in Japanese?

太子町, read Taishi-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 Taishi begin?

兵庫県揖保郡太子町… (Hyōgo-ken, Ibo-gun, Taishi-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.