Tajiri田尻町

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

Tajiri (田尻町, Tajiri-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 8,434 (2020 census), area 5.62 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

田尻町

Reading

Tajiri-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

8,434 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.2% from 8,417

Area

5.62 km²

Density

1,501 people per km²

Households

3,734

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

23.9%

Foreign residents

110 (1.3%)

Code

27362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tajiri.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Izumisano City泉佐野市
• Sennan City泉南市

Questions about Tajiri

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

Tajiri (田尻町) 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 Tajiri?

Tajiri 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 Tajiri?

8,434 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 8,417 in 2015. The area is 5.62 km², which is 1,501 people per km². 3,734 households. 23.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tajiri?

Two: Izumisano City (泉佐野市) and Sennan City (泉南市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tajiri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tajiri written in Japanese?

田尻町, read Tajiri-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 Tajiri begin?

大阪府泉南郡田尻町… (Ōsaka-fu, Sennan-gun, Tajiri-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.