Tokunoshima徳之島町

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

Tokunoshima (徳之島町, Tokunoshima-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 10,147 (2020 census), area 104.92 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

徳之島町

Reading

Tokunoshima-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

10,147 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 11,160

Area

104.92 km²

Density

97 people per km²

Households

4,714

Under 15

15.1%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

41 (0.4%)

Code

46530 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.tokunoshima-town.org

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Amagi Town天城町
• Isen Town伊仙町

Questions about Tokunoshima

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

Tokunoshima (徳之島町) 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 Tokunoshima?

Tokunoshima 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 Tokunoshima?

10,147 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 11,160 in 2015. The area is 104.92 km², which is 97 people per km². 4,714 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 15.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokunoshima?

Two: Amagi Town (天城町) and Isen Town (伊仙町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokunoshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokunoshima written in Japanese?

徳之島町, read Tokunoshima-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 Tokunoshima begin?

鹿児島県大島郡徳之島町… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Tokunoshima-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.