Kijo木城町

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

Kijo (木城町, Kijo-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 4,895 (2020 census), area 145.96 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Koyu 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

木城町

Reading

Kijo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Koyu District 児湯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

4,895 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 5,231

Area

145.96 km²

Density

34 people per km²

Households

1,886

Under 15

15.5%

65 and over

37.2%

Foreign residents

6 (0.1%)

Code

45404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kijo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hyuga City日向市
• Saito City西都市
• Takanabe Town高鍋町
• Kawaminami Town川南町
• Tsuno Town都農町
• Misato Town美郷町

Questions about Kijo

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

Kijo (木城町) 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 Koyu District (児湯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kijo?

Kijo 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 Kijo?

4,895 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 5,231 in 2015. The area is 145.96 km², which is 34 people per km². 1,886 households. 37.2% of residents are 65 or older and 15.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kijo?

Six: Hyuga City (日向市), Saito City (西都市), Takanabe Town (高鍋町), Kawaminami Town (川南町), Tsuno Town (都農町), and Misato Town (美郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kijo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kijo written in Japanese?

木城町, read Kijo-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 Kijo begin?

宮崎県児湯郡木城町… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Kijo-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.