Tonosho土庄町

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

Tonosho (土庄町, Tonosho-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 12,846 (2020 census), area 74.38 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

土庄町

Reading

Tonosho-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

12,846 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 14,002

Area

74.38 km²

Density

173 people per km²

Households

5,750

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

79 (0.6%)

Code

37322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tonosho.kagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shodoshima Town小豆島町

Questions about Tonosho

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

Tonosho (土庄町) 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 Tonosho?

Tonosho 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 Tonosho?

12,846 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 14,002 in 2015. The area is 74.38 km², which is 173 people per km². 5,750 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tonosho?

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

How is Tonosho written in Japanese?

土庄町, read Tonosho-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 Tonosho begin?

香川県小豆郡土庄町… (Kagawa-ken, Shozu-gun, Tonosho-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.