Ide井手町

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

Ide (井手町, Ide-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 7,406 (2020 census), area 18.04 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto 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

井手町

Reading

Ide-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tsuzuki District 綴喜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

7,406 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 7,910

Area

18.04 km²

Density

411 people per km²

Households

3,161

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

34.8%

Foreign residents

208 (2.8%)

Code

26343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ide.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Joyo City城陽市
• Kyotanabe City京田辺市
• Kizugawa City木津川市
• Ujitawara Town宇治田原町
• Wazuka Town和束町

Questions about Ide

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

Ide (井手町) is a town (町, cho) in Kyoto 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 Tsuzuki District (綴喜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ide?

Ide is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ide?

7,406 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 7,910 in 2015. The area is 18.04 km², which is 411 people per km². 3,161 households. 34.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ide?

Five: Joyo City (城陽市), Kyotanabe City (京田辺市), Kizugawa City (木津川市), Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町), and Wazuka Town (和束町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ide in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ide written in Japanese?

井手町, read Ide-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 Ide begin?

京都府綴喜郡井手町… (Kyōto-fu, Tsuzuki-gun, Ide-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.