Otoyo大豊町

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

Otoyo (大豊町, Otoyo-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 3,252 (2020 census), area 315.06 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nagaoka District, Kōchi 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

大豊町

Reading

Otoyo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nagaoka District 長岡郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

3,252 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-17.9% from 3,962

Area

315.06 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,788

Under 15

5.6%

65 and over

58.7%

Foreign residents

33 (1.0%)

Code

39344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.otoyo.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Otoyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyoshi City三好市(Tokushima)
• Shikokuchuo City四国中央市(Ehime)
• Kami City香美市
• Motoyama Town本山町

Questions about Otoyo

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

Otoyo (大豊町) is a town (町, cho) in Kōchi 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 Nagaoka District (長岡郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Otoyo?

Otoyo is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), 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 Otoyo?

3,252 at the 2020 census, down 17.9% from 3,962 in 2015. The area is 315.06 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,788 households. 58.7% of residents are 65 or older and 5.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otoyo?

Four: Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Shikokuchuo City (四国中央市) in Ehime, Kami City (香美市), and Motoyama Town (本山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otoyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otoyo written in Japanese?

大豊町, read Otoyo-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 Otoyo begin?

高知県長岡郡大豊町… (Kōchi-ken, Nagaoka-gun, Otoyo-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.