Mitoyo三豊市

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

Mitoyo (三豊市, Mitoyo-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 61,857 (2020 census), area 222.7 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kagawa 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

三豊市

Reading

Mitoyo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

61,857 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 65,524

Area

222.7 km²

Density

278 people per km²

Households

23,083

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

36.6%

Foreign residents

795 (1.3%)

Code

37208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mitoyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Mitoyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyoshi City三好市(Tokushima)
• Higashimiyoshi Town東みよし町(Tokushima)
• Zentsuji City善通寺市
• Kanonji City観音寺市
• Kotohira Town琴平町
• Tadotsu Town多度津町
• Manno Townまんのう町

Questions about Mitoyo

Is Mitoyo a city or a prefecture?

Mitoyo (三豊市) is a city (市, shi) in Kagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Mitoyo?

Mitoyo 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 Mitoyo?

61,857 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 65,524 in 2015. The area is 222.7 km², which is 278 people per km². 23,083 households. 36.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mitoyo?

Seven: Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Higashimiyoshi Town (東みよし町) in Tokushima, Zentsuji City (善通寺市), Kanonji City (観音寺市), Kotohira Town (琴平町), Tadotsu Town (多度津町), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mitoyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mitoyo written in Japanese?

三豊市, read Mitoyo-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 Mitoyo begin?

香川県三豊市… (Kagawa-ken, Mitoyo-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.