Yosano与謝野町

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

Yosano (与謝野町, Yosano-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 20,092 (2020 census), area 108.38 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yosa 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

与謝野町

Reading

Yosano-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yosa District 与謝郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

20,092 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 21,834

Area

108.38 km²

Density

185 people per km²

Households

8,038

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

98 (0.5%)

Code

26465 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yosano.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fukuchiyama City福知山市
• Miyazu City宮津市
• Kyotango City京丹後市
• Toyoka City豊岡市(Hyōgo)

Questions about Yosano

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

Yosano (与謝野町) 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 Yosa District (与謝郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yosano?

Yosano 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 Yosano?

20,092 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 21,834 in 2015. The area is 108.38 km², which is 185 people per km². 8,038 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yosano?

Four: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市), Miyazu City (宮津市), Kyotango City (京丹後市), and Toyoka City (豊岡市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yosano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yosano written in Japanese?

与謝野町, read Yosano-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 Yosano begin?

京都府与謝郡与謝野町… (Kyōto-fu, Yosa-gun, Yosano-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.