Higashisonogi東彼杵町

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

Higashisonogi (東彼杵町, Higashisonogi-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 7,721 (2020 census), area 74.29 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki 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

東彼杵町

Reading

Higashisonogi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashisonogi District 東彼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

7,721 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 8,298

Area

74.29 km²

Density

104 people per km²

Households

2,705

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

38.9%

Foreign residents

42 (0.5%)

Code

42321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.higashisonogi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ureshino City嬉野市(Saga)
• Omura City大村市
• Kawatana Town川棚町

Questions about Higashisonogi

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

Higashisonogi (東彼杵町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagasaki 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 Higashisonogi District (東彼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashisonogi?

Higashisonogi is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), 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 Higashisonogi?

7,721 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 8,298 in 2015. The area is 74.29 km², which is 104 people per km². 2,705 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashisonogi?

Three: Ureshino City (嬉野市) in Saga, Omura City (大村市), and Kawatana Town (川棚町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashisonogi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashisonogi written in Japanese?

東彼杵町, read Higashisonogi-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 Higashisonogi begin?

長崎県東彼杵郡東彼杵町… (Nagasaki-ken, Higashisonogi-gun, Higashisonogi-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.