Hayashima早島町

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

Hayashima (早島町, Hayashima-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 12,368 (2020 census), area 7.62 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tsukubo District, Okayama 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

早島町

Reading

Hayashima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tsukubo District 都窪郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

12,368 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.8% from 12,154

Area

7.62 km²

Density

1,623 people per km²

Households

4,522

Under 15

16.4%

65 and over

27.8%

Foreign residents

67 (0.5%)

Code

33423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hayashima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区(Okayama)
• Minami Ward南区(Okayama)
• Kurashiki City倉敷市

Questions about Hayashima

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

Hayashima (早島町) is a town (町, cho) in Okayama 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 Tsukubo District (都窪郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hayashima?

Hayashima is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hayashima?

12,368 at the 2020 census, up 1.8% from 12,154 in 2015. The area is 7.62 km², which is 1,623 people per km². 4,522 households. 27.8% of residents are 65 or older and 16.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hayashima?

Three: Kita Ward (北区) of Okayama, Minami Ward (南区) of Okayama, and Kurashiki City (倉敷市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hayashima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hayashima written in Japanese?

早島町, read Hayashima-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 Hayashima begin?

岡山県都窪郡早島町… (Okayama-ken, Tsukubo-gun, Hayashima-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.