Gyokuto玉東町

Gyokuto-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Gyokuto (玉東町, Gyokuto-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 5,045 (2020 census), area 24.33 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tamana District, Kumamoto 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

玉東町

Reading

Gyokuto-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tamana District 玉名郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,045 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 5,265

Area

24.33 km²

Density

207 people per km²

Households

1,814

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

36.3%

Foreign residents

26 (0.5%)

Code

43364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.gyokuto.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Gyokuto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Kumamoto)
• Kita Ward北区(Kumamoto)
• Tamana City玉名市
• Yamaga City山鹿市
• Nagomi Town和水町

Questions about Gyokuto

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

Gyokuto (玉東町) is a town (町, machi) in Kumamoto 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 Tamana District (玉名郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Gyokuto?

Gyokuto is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Gyokuto?

5,045 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 5,265 in 2015. The area is 24.33 km², which is 207 people per km². 1,814 households. 36.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gyokuto?

Five: Nishi Ward (西区) of Kumamoto, Kita Ward (北区) of Kumamoto, Tamana City (玉名市), Yamaga City (山鹿市), and Nagomi Town (和水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gyokuto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gyokuto written in Japanese?

玉東町, read Gyokuto-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Gyokuto begin?

熊本県玉名郡玉東町… (Kumamoto-ken, Tamana-gun, Gyokuto-machi, …). 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.