Shimoichi下市町

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

Shimoichi (下市町, Shimoichi-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 5,037 (2020 census), area 61.99 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoshino District, Nara 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

下市町

Reading

Shimoichi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoshino District 吉野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

5,037 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.1% from 5,664

Area

61.99 km²

Density

81 people per km²

Households

2,139

Under 15

6.5%

65 and over

46.8%

Foreign residents

37 (0.7%)

Code

29443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimoichi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shimoichi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gojo City五條市
• Yoshino Town吉野町
• Oyodo Town大淀町
• Kurotaki Village黒滝村

Questions about Shimoichi

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

Shimoichi (下市町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Yoshino District (吉野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimoichi?

Shimoichi 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 Shimoichi?

5,037 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 5,664 in 2015. The area is 61.99 km², which is 81 people per km². 2,139 households. 46.8% of residents are 65 or older and 6.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimoichi?

Four: Gojo City (五條市), Yoshino Town (吉野町), Oyodo Town (大淀町), and Kurotaki Village (黒滝村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimoichi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimoichi written in Japanese?

下市町, read Shimoichi-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 Shimoichi begin?

奈良県吉野郡下市町… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Shimoichi-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.