Shodoshima小豆島町

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

Shodoshima (小豆島町, Shodoshima-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 13,870 (2020 census), area 95.59 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shozu 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

小豆島町

Reading

Shodoshima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shozu District 小豆郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

13,870 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 14,862

Area

95.59 km²

Density

145 people per km²

Households

6,160

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

134 (1.0%)

Code

37324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Shodoshima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tonosho Town土庄町

Questions about Shodoshima

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

Shodoshima (小豆島町) 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 Shozu District (小豆郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shodoshima?

Shodoshima 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 Shodoshima?

13,870 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 14,862 in 2015. The area is 95.59 km², which is 145 people per km². 6,160 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shodoshima?

One: Tonosho Town (土庄町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shodoshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shodoshima written in Japanese?

小豆島町, read Shodoshima-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 Shodoshima begin?

香川県小豆郡小豆島町… (Kagawa-ken, Shozu-gun, Shodoshima-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.