Toin東員町

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

Toin (東員町, Toin-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 25,784 (2020 census), area 22.68 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Inabe District, Mie 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

東員町

Reading

Toin-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Inabe District 員弁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

25,784 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.7% from 25,344

Area

22.68 km²

Density

1,137 people per km²

Households

9,539

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

31.1%

Foreign residents

593 (2.3%)

Code

24324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toin.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Toin. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yokkaichi City四日市市
• Kuwana City桑名市
• Inabe Cityいなべ市

Questions about Toin

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

Toin (東員町) is a town (町, cho) in Mie 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 Inabe District (員弁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toin?

Toin is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Toin?

25,784 at the 2020 census, up 1.7% from 25,344 in 2015. The area is 22.68 km², which is 1,137 people per km². 9,539 households. 31.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toin?

Three: Yokkaichi City (四日市市), Kuwana City (桑名市), and Inabe City (いなべ市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toin in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toin written in Japanese?

東員町, read Toin-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 Toin begin?

三重県員弁郡東員町… (Mie-ken, Inabe-gun, Toin-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.