Satosho里庄町

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

Satosho (里庄町, Satosho-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 10,950 (2020 census), area 12.23 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Asakuchi 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

里庄町

Reading

Satosho-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Asakuchi District 浅口郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

10,950 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.2% from 10,929

Area

12.23 km²

Density

895 people per km²

Households

4,138

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

31.5%

Foreign residents

155 (1.4%)

Code

33445 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.satosho.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Satosho. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kasaoka City笠岡市
• Asakuchi City浅口市

Questions about Satosho

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

Satosho (里庄町) 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 Asakuchi District (浅口郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Satosho?

Satosho 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 Satosho?

10,950 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 10,929 in 2015. The area is 12.23 km², which is 895 people per km². 4,138 households. 31.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Satosho?

Two: Kasaoka City (笠岡市) and Asakuchi City (浅口市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Satosho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Satosho written in Japanese?

里庄町, read Satosho-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 Satosho begin?

岡山県浅口郡里庄町… (Okayama-ken, Asakuchi-gun, Satosho-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.