Kotohira琴平町

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

Kotohira (琴平町, Kotohira-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 8,468 (2020 census), area 8.47 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakatado District, Kagawa 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

琴平町

Reading

Kotohira-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakatado District 仲多度郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

8,468 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.8% from 9,186

Area

8.47 km²

Density

1,000 people per km²

Households

3,675

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

41.2%

Foreign residents

172 (2.0%)

Code

37403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kotohira.kagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kotohira. Borders across water are not counted.

• Zentsuji City善通寺市
• Mitoyo City三豊市
• Manno Townまんのう町

Questions about Kotohira

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

Kotohira (琴平町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagawa 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 Nakatado District (仲多度郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kotohira?

Kotohira is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kotohira?

8,468 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 9,186 in 2015. The area is 8.47 km², which is 1,000 people per km². 3,675 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kotohira?

Three: Zentsuji City (善通寺市), Mitoyo City (三豊市), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kotohira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kotohira written in Japanese?

琴平町, read Kotohira-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 Kotohira begin?

香川県仲多度郡琴平町… (Kagawa-ken, Nakatado-gun, Kotohira-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.