Tadaoka忠岡町

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

Tadaoka (忠岡町, Tadaoka-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 16,567 (2020 census), area 3.97 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Semboku 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

忠岡町

Reading

Tadaoka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Semboku District 泉北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

16,567 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 17,298

Area

3.97 km²

Density

4,173 people per km²

Households

6,749

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

28.9%

Foreign residents

439 (2.6%)

Code

27341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tadaoka.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tadaoka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kishiwada City岸和田市
• Izumiotsu City泉大津市
• Izumi City和泉市

Questions about Tadaoka

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

Tadaoka (忠岡町) 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 Semboku District (泉北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tadaoka?

Tadaoka 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 Tadaoka?

16,567 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 17,298 in 2015. The area is 3.97 km², which is 4,173 people per km². 6,749 households. 28.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tadaoka?

Three: Kishiwada City (岸和田市), Izumiotsu City (泉大津市), and Izumi City (和泉市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tadaoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tadaoka written in Japanese?

忠岡町, read Tadaoka-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 Tadaoka begin?

大阪府泉北郡忠岡町… (Ōsaka-fu, Semboku-gun, Tadaoka-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.