China知名町

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

China (知名町, China-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 5,750 (2020 census), area 53.3 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oshima District, Kagoshima 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

知名町

Reading

China-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oshima District 大島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,750 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 6,213

Area

53.3 km²

Density

108 people per km²

Households

2,659

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

37.9%

Foreign residents

53 (0.9%)

Code

46534 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.china.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Wadomari Town和泊町

Questions about China

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

China (知名町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagoshima 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 Oshima District (大島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is China?

China is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of China?

5,750 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 6,213 in 2015. The area is 53.3 km², which is 108 people per km². 2,659 households. 37.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border China?

One: Wadomari Town (和泊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with China in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is China written in Japanese?

知名町, read China-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 China begin?

鹿児島県大島郡知名町… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, China-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.