Tadotsu多度津町

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

Tadotsu (多度津町, Tadotsu-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 22,445 (2020 census), area 24.39 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

多度津町

Reading

Tadotsu-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

22,445 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 23,366

Area

24.39 km²

Density

920 people per km²

Households

9,770

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

839 (3.7%)

Code

37404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tadotsu.kagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Marugame City丸亀市
• Zentsuji City善通寺市
• Mitoyo City三豊市

Questions about Tadotsu

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

Tadotsu (多度津町) 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 Tadotsu?

Tadotsu 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 Tadotsu?

22,445 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 23,366 in 2015. The area is 24.39 km², which is 920 people per km². 9,770 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tadotsu?

Three: Marugame City (丸亀市), Zentsuji City (善通寺市), and Mitoyo City (三豊市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tadotsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tadotsu written in Japanese?

多度津町, read Tadotsu-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 Tadotsu begin?

香川県仲多度郡多度津町… (Kagawa-ken, Nakatado-gun, Tadotsu-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.