Shoo勝央町

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

Shoo (勝央町, Shoo-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 10,888 (2020 census), area 54.05 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Katsuta 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

勝央町

Reading

Shoo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Katsuta District 勝田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

10,888 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 11,125

Area

54.05 km²

Density

201 people per km²

Households

4,089

Under 15

14.5%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

46 (0.4%)

Code

33622 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shoo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shoo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuyama City津山市
• Mimasaka City美作市
• Nagi Town奈義町
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Shoo

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

Shoo (勝央町) 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 Katsuta District (勝田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shoo?

Shoo 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 Shoo?

10,888 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 11,125 in 2015. The area is 54.05 km², which is 201 people per km². 4,089 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shoo?

Four: Tsuyama City (津山市), Mimasaka City (美作市), Nagi Town (奈義町), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shoo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shoo written in Japanese?

勝央町, read Shoo-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 Shoo begin?

岡山県勝田郡勝央町… (Okayama-ken, Katsuta-gun, Shoo-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.