Tsuno都農町

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

Tsuno (都農町, Tsuno-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 9,906 (2020 census), area 102.11 km². Borders 3 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

都農町

Reading

Tsuno-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

9,906 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 10,391

Area

102.11 km²

Density

97 people per km²

Households

3,960

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

61 (0.6%)

Code

45406 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsuno.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hyuga City日向市
• Kijo Town木城町
• Kawaminami Town川南町

Questions about Tsuno

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

Tsuno (都農町) 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 Tsuno?

Tsuno 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 Tsuno?

9,906 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 10,391 in 2015. The area is 102.11 km², which is 97 people per km². 3,960 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsuno?

Three: Hyuga City (日向市), Kijo Town (木城町), and Kawaminami Town (川南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsuno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsuno written in Japanese?

都農町, read Tsuno-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 Tsuno begin?

宮崎県児湯郡都農町… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Tsuno-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.