Kibichuo吉備中央町

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

Kibichuo (吉備中央町, Kibichuo-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 10,886 (2020 census), area 268.78 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kaga 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

吉備中央町

Reading

Kibichuo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kaga District 加賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

10,886 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.9% from 11,950

Area

268.78 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

4,283

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

41.6%

Foreign residents

228 (2.1%)

Code

33681 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kibichuo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kibichuo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Okayama)
• Soja City総社市
• Takahashi City高梁市
• Maniwa City真庭市
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Kibichuo

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

Kibichuo (吉備中央町) 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 Kaga District (加賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kibichuo?

Kibichuo 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 Kibichuo?

10,886 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 11,950 in 2015. The area is 268.78 km², which is 41 people per km². 4,283 households. 41.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kibichuo?

Five: Kita Ward (北区) of Okayama, Soja City (総社市), Takahashi City (高梁市), Maniwa City (真庭市), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kibichuo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kibichuo written in Japanese?

吉備中央町, read Kibichuo-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 Kibichuo begin?

岡山県加賀郡吉備中央町… (Okayama-ken, Kaga-gun, Kibichuo-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.