Yorii寄居町

Yorii-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Yorii (寄居町, Yorii-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 32,374 (2020 census), area 64.25 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Osato District, Saitama 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

寄居町

Reading

Yorii-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Osato District 大里郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

32,374 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.0% from 34,081

Area

64.25 km²

Density

504 people per km²

Households

13,287

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

33.7%

Foreign residents

513 (1.6%)

Code

11408 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yorii.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Yorii. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fukaya City深谷市
• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Ogawa Town小川町
• Minano Town皆野町
• Nagatoro Town長瀞町
• Higashichichibu Village東秩父村
• Misato Town美里町

Questions about Yorii

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

Yorii (寄居町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama 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 Osato District (大里郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yorii?

Yorii is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yorii?

32,374 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 34,081 in 2015. The area is 64.25 km², which is 504 people per km². 13,287 households. 33.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yorii?

Seven: Fukaya City (深谷市), Ranzan Town (嵐山町), Ogawa Town (小川町), Minano Town (皆野町), Nagatoro Town (長瀞町), Higashichichibu Village (東秩父村), and Misato Town (美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yorii in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yorii written in Japanese?

寄居町, read Yorii-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yorii begin?

埼玉県大里郡寄居町… (Saitama-ken, Osato-gun, Yorii-machi, …). 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.