Shimamoto島本町

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

Shimamoto (島本町, Shimamoto-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 30,927 (2020 census), area 16.81 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mishima 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

島本町

Reading

Shimamoto-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mishima District 三島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

30,927 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.1% from 29,983

Area

16.81 km²

Density

1,840 people per km²

Households

12,747

Under 15

14.8%

65 and over

27.6%

Foreign residents

225 (0.7%)

Code

27301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimamoto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Shimamoto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishikyo Ward西京区(Kyoto)
• Nagaokakyo City長岡京市(Kyoto)
• Yawata City八幡市(Kyoto)
• Oyamazaki Town大山崎町(Kyoto)
• Takatsuki City高槻市
• Hirakata City枚方市

Questions about Shimamoto

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

Shimamoto (島本町) 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 Mishima District (三島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimamoto?

Shimamoto 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 Shimamoto?

30,927 at the 2020 census, up 3.1% from 29,983 in 2015. The area is 16.81 km², which is 1,840 people per km². 12,747 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimamoto?

Six: Nishikyo Ward (西京区) of Kyoto in Kyoto, Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市) in Kyoto, Yawata City (八幡市) in Kyoto, Oyamazaki Town (大山崎町) in Kyoto, Takatsuki City (高槻市), and Hirakata City (枚方市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimamoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimamoto written in Japanese?

島本町, read Shimamoto-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 Shimamoto begin?

大阪府三島郡島本町… (Ōsaka-fu, Mishima-gun, Shimamoto-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.