Toyono豊能町

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

Toyono (豊能町, Toyono-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 18,279 (2020 census), area 34.34 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Toyono 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

豊能町

Reading

Toyono-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Toyono District 豊能郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

18,279 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 19,934

Area

34.34 km²

Density

532 people per km²

Households

7,580

Under 15

6.6%

65 and over

47.5%

Foreign residents

93 (0.5%)

Code

27321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyono.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kameoka City亀岡市(Kyoto)
• Ibaraki City茨木市
• Mino City箕面市
• Nose Town能勢町
• Kawanishi City川西市(Hyōgo)

Questions about Toyono

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

Toyono (豊能町) 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 Toyono District (豊能郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyono?

Toyono 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 Toyono?

18,279 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 19,934 in 2015. The area is 34.34 km², which is 532 people per km². 7,580 households. 47.5% of residents are 65 or older and 6.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyono?

Five: Kameoka City (亀岡市) in Kyoto, Ibaraki City (茨木市), Mino City (箕面市), Nose Town (能勢町), and Kawanishi City (川西市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyono written in Japanese?

豊能町, read Toyono-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 Toyono begin?

大阪府豊能郡豊能町… (Ōsaka-fu, Toyono-gun, Toyono-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.