Setochi瀬戸内町

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

Setochi (瀬戸内町, Setochi-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 8,546 (2020 census), area 239.65 km². Borders 2 places.

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

瀬戸内町

Reading

Setochi-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

8,546 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 9,042

Area

239.65 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

4,270

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

38.1%

Foreign residents

15 (0.2%)

Code

46525 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.setouchi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Setochi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Amami City奄美市
• Uken Village宇検村

Questions about Setochi

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

Setochi (瀬戸内町) 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 Setochi?

Setochi 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 Setochi?

8,546 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 9,042 in 2015. The area is 239.65 km², which is 36 people per km². 4,270 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Setochi?

Two: Amami City (奄美市) and Uken Village (宇検村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Setochi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Setochi written in Japanese?

瀬戸内町, read Setochi-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 Setochi begin?

鹿児島県大島郡瀬戸内町… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Setochi-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.