Hino日野町

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

Hino (日野町, Hino-cho) is a town in Shiga Prefecture. Population 20,964 (2020 census), area 117.6 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Gamo 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

日野町

Reading

Hino-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Gamo District 蒲生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

20,964 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 21,873

Area

117.6 km²

Density

178 people per km²

Households

7,932

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

30.9%

Foreign residents

625 (3.0%)

Code

25383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shiga-hino.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koka City甲賀市
• Higashiomi City東近江市

Questions about Hino

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

Hino (日野町) 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 Gamo District (蒲生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hino?

Hino 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 Hino?

20,964 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 21,873 in 2015. The area is 117.6 km², which is 178 people per km². 7,932 households. 30.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hino?

Two: Koka City (甲賀市) and Higashiomi City (東近江市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hino written in Japanese?

日野町, read Hino-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 Hino begin?

滋賀県蒲生郡日野町… (Shiga-ken, Gamo-gun, Hino-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.