Kyotamba京丹波町

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

Kyotamba (京丹波町, Kyotamba-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 12,907 (2020 census), area 303.09 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Funai 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

京丹波町

Reading

Kyotamba-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Funai District 船井郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

12,907 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.7% from 14,453

Area

303.09 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

5,217

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

44.5%

Foreign residents

151 (1.2%)

Code

26407 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kyotamba.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fukuchiyama City福知山市
• Ayabe City綾部市
• Nantan City南丹市
• Tambasasayama City丹波篠山市(Hyōgo)

Questions about Kyotamba

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

Kyotamba (京丹波町) 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 Funai District (船井郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kyotamba?

Kyotamba 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 Kyotamba?

12,907 at the 2020 census, down 10.7% from 14,453 in 2015. The area is 303.09 km², which is 43 people per km². 5,217 households. 44.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kyotamba?

Four: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市), Ayabe City (綾部市), Nantan City (南丹市), and Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kyotamba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kyotamba written in Japanese?

京丹波町, read Kyotamba-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 Kyotamba begin?

京都府船井郡京丹波町… (Kyōto-fu, Funai-gun, Kyotamba-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.