Naoshima直島町

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

Naoshima (直島町, Naoshima-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 3,103 (2020 census), area 14.22 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kagawa 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

直島町

Reading

Naoshima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kagawa District 香川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

3,103 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 3,139

Area

14.22 km²

Density

218 people per km²

Households

1,563

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

33.4%

Foreign residents

29 (0.9%)

Code

37364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.naoshima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Naoshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Naoshima

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

Naoshima (直島町) 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 Kagawa District (香川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Naoshima?

Naoshima 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 Naoshima?

3,103 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 3,139 in 2015. The area is 14.22 km², which is 218 people per km². 1,563 households. 33.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naoshima?

None. Naoshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naoshima written in Japanese?

直島町, read Naoshima-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 Naoshima begin?

香川県香川郡直島町… (Kagawa-ken, Kagawa-gun, Naoshima-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.