Kumatori熊取町

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

Kumatori (熊取町, Kumatori-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 43,763 (2020 census), area 17.24 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sennan District, Osaka 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

熊取町

Reading

Kumatori-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sennan District 泉南郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

43,763 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 44,435

Area

17.24 km²

Density

2,538 people per km²

Households

17,256

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

264 (0.6%)

Code

27361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumatori.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kaizuka City貝塚市
• Izumisano City泉佐野市

Questions about Kumatori

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

Kumatori (熊取町) is a town (町, cho) in Osaka 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 Sennan District (泉南郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kumatori?

Kumatori is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kumatori?

43,763 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 44,435 in 2015. The area is 17.24 km², which is 2,538 people per km². 17,256 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kumatori?

Two: Kaizuka City (貝塚市) and Izumisano City (泉佐野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kumatori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kumatori written in Japanese?

熊取町, read Kumatori-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 Kumatori begin?

大阪府泉南郡熊取町… (Ōsaka-fu, Sennan-gun, Kumatori-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.