Aisho愛荘町

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

Aisho (愛荘町, Aisho-cho) is a town in Shiga Prefecture. Population 20,893 (2020 census), area 37.97 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Echi District, Shiga 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

愛荘町

Reading

Aisho-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Echi District 愛知郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

20,893 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 20,778

Area

37.97 km²

Density

550 people per km²

Households

7,841

Under 15

16.2%

65 and over

23.2%

Foreign residents

1,001 (4.8%)

Code

25425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aisho.shiga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hikone City彦根市
• Higashiomi City東近江市
• Toyosato Town豊郷町
• Kora Town甲良町
• Taga Town多賀町

Questions about Aisho

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

Aisho (愛荘町) is a town (町, cho) in Shiga 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 Echi District (愛知郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aisho?

Aisho is in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), 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 Aisho?

20,893 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 20,778 in 2015. The area is 37.97 km², which is 550 people per km². 7,841 households. 23.2% of residents are 65 or older and 16.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aisho?

Five: Hikone City (彦根市), Higashiomi City (東近江市), Toyosato Town (豊郷町), Kora Town (甲良町), and Taga Town (多賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aisho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aisho written in Japanese?

愛荘町, read Aisho-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 Aisho begin?

滋賀県愛知郡愛荘町… (Shiga-ken, Echi-gun, Aisho-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.