Toyoka豊岡市

Toyoka-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Toyoka (豊岡市, Toyoka-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 77,489 (2020 census), area 697.55 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

豊岡市

Reading

Toyoka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

77,489 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 82,250

Area

697.55 km²

Density

111 people per km²

Households

30,180

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

658 (0.8%)

Code

28209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.toyooka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Toyoka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fukuchiyama City福知山市(Kyoto)
• Kyotango City京丹後市(Kyoto)
• Yosano Town与謝野町(Kyoto)
• Yabu City養父市
• Asago City朝来市
• Kami Town香美町

Questions about Toyoka

Is Toyoka a city or a prefecture?

Toyoka (豊岡市) 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 Toyoka?

Toyoka 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 Toyoka?

77,489 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 82,250 in 2015. The area is 697.55 km², which is 111 people per km². 30,180 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyoka?

Six: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市) in Kyoto, Kyotango City (京丹後市) in Kyoto, Yosano Town (与謝野町) in Kyoto, Yabu City (養父市), Asago City (朝来市), and Kami Town (香美町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyoka written in Japanese?

豊岡市, read Toyoka-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 Toyoka begin?

兵庫県豊岡市… (Hyōgo-ken, Toyoka-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.