Yasuda安田町

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

Yasuda (安田町, Yasuda-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 2,370 (2020 census), area 52.36 km². Borders 4 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

安田町

Reading

Yasuda-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

2,370 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 2,631

Area

52.36 km²

Density

45 people per km²

Households

1,064

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

45.8%

Foreign residents

5 (0.2%)

Code

39304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yasuda.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aki City安芸市
• Tano Town田野町
• Kitagawa Village北川村
• Umaji Village馬路村

Questions about Yasuda

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

Yasuda (安田町) 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 Yasuda?

Yasuda 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 Yasuda?

2,370 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 2,631 in 2015. The area is 52.36 km², which is 45 people per km². 1,064 households. 45.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yasuda?

Four: Aki City (安芸市), Tano Town (田野町), Kitagawa Village (北川村), and Umaji Village (馬路村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yasuda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yasuda written in Japanese?

安田町, read Yasuda-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 Yasuda begin?

高知県安芸郡安田町… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Yasuda-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.