Toyo東洋町

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

Toyo (東洋町, Toyo-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 2,194 (2020 census), area 74.02 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aki 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

東洋町

Reading

Toyo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aki District 安芸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

2,194 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.1% from 2,584

Area

74.02 km²

Density

30 people per km²

Households

1,236

Under 15

6.1%

65 and over

50.9%

Foreign residents

41 (1.9%)

Code

39301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyo.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Toyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kaiyo Town海陽町(Tokushima)
• Muroto City室戸市
• Kitagawa Village北川村

Questions about Toyo

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

Toyo (東洋町) 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 Aki District (安芸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyo?

Toyo 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 Toyo?

2,194 at the 2020 census, down 15.1% from 2,584 in 2015. The area is 74.02 km², which is 30 people per km². 1,236 households. 50.9% of residents are 65 or older and 6.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyo?

Three: Kaiyo Town (海陽町) in Tokushima, Muroto City (室戸市), and Kitagawa Village (北川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyo written in Japanese?

東洋町, read Toyo-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 Toyo begin?

高知県安芸郡東洋町… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Toyo-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.