Hiji日出町

Hiji-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Hiji (日出町, Hiji-machi) is a town in Ōita Prefecture. Population 27,723 (2020 census), area 73.32 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hayami District, Ōita 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

日出町

Reading

Hiji-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hayami District 速見郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

27,723 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 28,058

Area

73.32 km²

Density

378 people per km²

Households

11,072

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

30.8%

Foreign residents

128 (0.5%)

Code

44341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hiji.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Beppu City別府市
• Kitsuki City杵築市
• Usa City宇佐市

Questions about Hiji

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

Hiji (日出町) is a town (町, machi) in Ōita 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 Hayami District (速見郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hiji?

Hiji is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), 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 Hiji?

27,723 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 28,058 in 2015. The area is 73.32 km², which is 378 people per km². 11,072 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiji?

Three: Beppu City (別府市), Kitsuki City (杵築市), and Usa City (宇佐市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiji written in Japanese?

日出町, read Hiji-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hiji begin?

大分県速見郡日出町… (Ōita-ken, Hayami-gun, Hiji-machi, …). 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.