Tone利根町

Tone-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Tone (利根町, Tone-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 15,340 (2020 census), area 24.86 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitasoma District, Ibaraki 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

利根町

Reading

Tone-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitasoma District 北相馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

15,340 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 16,313

Area

24.86 km²

Density

617 people per km²

Households

6,258

Under 15

7.8%

65 and over

45.1%

Foreign residents

240 (1.6%)

Code

08564 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tone.ibaraki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市
• Toride City取手市
• Kawachi Town河内町
• Abiko City我孫子市(Chiba)
• Inzai City印西市(Chiba)
• Sakae Town栄町(Chiba)

Questions about Tone

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

Tone (利根町) is a town (町, machi) in Ibaraki 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 Kitasoma District (北相馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tone?

Tone is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tone?

15,340 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 16,313 in 2015. The area is 24.86 km², which is 617 people per km². 6,258 households. 45.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tone?

Six: Ryugasaki City (龍ケ崎市), Toride City (取手市), Kawachi Town (河内町), Abiko City (我孫子市) in Chiba, Inzai City (印西市) in Chiba, and Sakae Town (栄町) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tone in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tone written in Japanese?

利根町, read Tone-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tone begin?

茨城県北相馬郡利根町… (Ibaraki-ken, Kitasoma-gun, Tone-machi, …). 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.