Hinokage日之影町

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

Hinokage (日之影町, Hinokage-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 3,635 (2020 census), area 277.67 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiusuki 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

日之影町

Reading

Hinokage-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiusuki District 西臼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

3,635 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 3,946

Area

277.67 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

1,493

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

45.6%

Foreign residents

3 (0.1%)

Code

45442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hinokage.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hinokage. Borders across water are not counted.

• Saiki City佐伯市(Ōita)
• Bungoono City豊後大野市(Ōita)
• Nobeoka City延岡市
• Morotsuka Village諸塚村
• Misato Town美郷町
• Takachiho Town高千穂町

Questions about Hinokage

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

Hinokage (日之影町) 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 Nishiusuki District (西臼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hinokage?

Hinokage 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 Hinokage?

3,635 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 3,946 in 2015. The area is 277.67 km², which is 13 people per km². 1,493 households. 45.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hinokage?

Six: Saiki City (佐伯市) in Ōita, Bungoono City (豊後大野市) in Ōita, Nobeoka City (延岡市), Morotsuka Village (諸塚村), Misato Town (美郷町), and Takachiho Town (高千穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hinokage in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hinokage written in Japanese?

日之影町, read Hinokage-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 Hinokage begin?

宮崎県西臼杵郡日之影町… (Miyazaki-ken, Nishiusuki-gun, Hinokage-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.