Aya綾町

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

Aya (綾町, Aya-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 6,934 (2020 census), area 95.19 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimorokata District, Miyazaki 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

綾町

Reading

Aya-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimorokata District 東諸県郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,934 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 7,345

Area

95.19 km²

Density

73 people per km²

Households

2,857

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

36.8%

Foreign residents

17 (0.2%)

Code

45383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aya.miyazaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyazaki City宮崎市
• Kobayashi City小林市
• Kunitomi Town国富町
• Nishimera Village西米良村

Questions about Aya

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

Aya (綾町) is a town (町, cho) in Miyazaki 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 Higashimorokata District (東諸県郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aya?

Aya is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), 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 Aya?

6,934 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 7,345 in 2015. The area is 95.19 km², which is 73 people per km². 2,857 households. 36.8% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aya?

Four: Miyazaki City (宮崎市), Kobayashi City (小林市), Kunitomi Town (国富町), and Nishimera Village (西米良村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aya written in Japanese?

綾町, read Aya-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 Aya begin?

宮崎県東諸県郡綾町… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashimorokata-gun, Aya-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.