Yoshino吉野町

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

Yoshino (吉野町, Yoshino-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 6,229 (2020 census), area 95.65 km². Borders 8 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

吉野町

Reading

Yoshino-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

6,229 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.8% from 7,399

Area

95.65 km²

Density

65 people per km²

Households

2,659

Under 15

6.0%

65 and over

52.0%

Foreign residents

65 (1.0%)

Code

29441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshino.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Yoshino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sakurai City桜井市
• Uda City宇陀市
• Asuka Village明日香村
• Oyodo Town大淀町
• Shimoichi Town下市町
• Kurotaki Village黒滝村
• Kawakami Village川上村
• Higashiyoshino Village東吉野村

Questions about Yoshino

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

Yoshino (吉野町) 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 Yoshino?

Yoshino 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 Yoshino?

6,229 at the 2020 census, down 15.8% from 7,399 in 2015. The area is 95.65 km², which is 65 people per km². 2,659 households. 52.0% of residents are 65 or older and 6.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshino?

Eight: Sakurai City (桜井市), Uda City (宇陀市), Asuka Village (明日香村), Oyodo Town (大淀町), Shimoichi Town (下市町), Kurotaki Village (黒滝村), Kawakami Village (川上村), and Higashiyoshino Village (東吉野村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshino written in Japanese?

吉野町, read Yoshino-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 Yoshino begin?

奈良県吉野郡吉野町… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Yoshino-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.