Gojo五條市
Gojo-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Gojo (五條市, Gojo-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 27,927 (2020 census), area 292.02 km². Borders 12 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Nara Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 五條市
- Reading
- Gojo-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nara 奈良県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 27,927 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -9.9% from 30,997
- Area
- 292.02 km²
- Density
- 96 people per km²
- Households
- 10,897
- Under 15
- 8.2%
- 65 and over
- 39.6%
- Foreign residents
- 280 (1.0%)
- Code
- 29207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.gojo.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
12 places share a land border with Gojo. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Gojo
- Is Gojo a city or a prefecture?
- Gojo (五條市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Gojo?
- Gojo is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Gojo?
- 27,927 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 30,997 in 2015. The area is 292.02 km², which is 96 people per km². 10,897 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Gojo?
- 12: Kawachinagano City (河内長野市) in Osaka, Chihayaakasaka Village (千早赤阪村) in Osaka, Gose City (御所市), Oyodo Town (大淀町), Shimoichi Town (下市町), Kurotaki Village (黒滝村), Tenkawa Village (天川村), Nosegawa Village (野迫川村), Totsukawa Village (十津川村), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村), Hashimoto City (橋本市) in Wakayama, and Koya Town (高野町) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gojo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Gojo written in Japanese?
- 五條市, read Gojo-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Gojo begin?
- 奈良県五條市… (Nara-ken, Gojo-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.