Togitsu時津町

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

Togitsu (時津町, Togitsu-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 29,339 (2020 census), area 20.94 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishisonogi 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

時津町

Reading

Togitsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishisonogi District 西彼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

29,339 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 29,804

Area

20.94 km²

Density

1,401 people per km²

Households

11,435

Under 15

15.4%

65 and over

26.8%

Foreign residents

204 (0.7%)

Code

42308 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.togitsu.nagasaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Togitsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagasaki City長崎市
• Nagayo Town長与町

Questions about Togitsu

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

Togitsu (時津町) 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 Nishisonogi District (西彼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Togitsu?

Togitsu 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 Togitsu?

29,339 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 29,804 in 2015. The area is 20.94 km², which is 1,401 people per km². 11,435 households. 26.8% of residents are 65 or older and 15.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Togitsu?

Two: Nagasaki City (長崎市) and Nagayo Town (長与町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Togitsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Togitsu written in Japanese?

時津町, read Togitsu-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 Togitsu begin?

長崎県西彼杵郡時津町… (Nagasaki-ken, Nishisonogi-gun, Togitsu-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.