Taishi太子町

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

Taishi (太子町, Taishi-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 13,009 (2020 census), area 14.17 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamikawachi 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

太子町

Reading

Taishi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamikawachi District 南河内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

13,009 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 13,748

Area

14.17 km²

Density

918 people per km²

Households

5,048

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

123 (0.9%)

Code

27381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taishi.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Taishi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Habikino City羽曳野市
• Kanan Town河南町
• Kashiba City香芝市(Nara)
• Katsuragi City葛城市(Nara)

Questions about Taishi

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

Taishi (太子町) 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 Minamikawachi District (南河内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taishi?

Taishi 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 Taishi?

13,009 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 13,748 in 2015. The area is 14.17 km², which is 918 people per km². 5,048 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taishi?

Five: Tondabayashi City (富田林市), Habikino City (羽曳野市), Kanan Town (河南町), Kashiba City (香芝市) in Nara, and Katsuragi City (葛城市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taishi written in Japanese?

太子町, read Taishi-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 Taishi begin?

大阪府南河内郡太子町… (Ōsaka-fu, Minamikawachi-gun, Taishi-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.