Toyoka豊丘村

Toyoka-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Toyoka (豊丘村, Toyoka-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 6,426 (2020 census), area 76.79 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimoina District, Nagano 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

豊丘村

Reading

Toyoka-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoina District 下伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

6,426 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 6,592

Area

76.79 km²

Density

84 people per km²

Households

2,122

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

119 (1.9%)

Code

20416 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nagano-toyooka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Toyoka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iida City飯田市
• Matsukawa Town松川町
• Takamori Town高森町
• Takagi Village喬木村
• Oshika Village大鹿村

Questions about Toyoka

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

Toyoka (豊丘村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village 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 Shimoina District (下伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyoka?

Toyoka is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Toyoka?

6,426 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 6,592 in 2015. The area is 76.79 km², which is 84 people per km². 2,122 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyoka?

Five: Iida City (飯田市), Matsukawa Town (松川町), Takamori Town (高森町), Takagi Village (喬木村), and Oshika Village (大鹿村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyoka written in Japanese?

豊丘村, read Toyoka-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Toyoka begin?

長野県下伊那郡豊丘村… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Toyoka-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.