Kora甲良町

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

Kora (甲良町, Kora-cho) is a town in Shiga Prefecture. Population 6,362 (2020 census), area 13.63 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Inukami 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

甲良町

Reading

Kora-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Inukami District 犬上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

6,362 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 7,039

Area

13.63 km²

Density

467 people per km²

Households

2,211

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

55 (0.9%)

Code

25442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kouratown.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kora. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hikone City彦根市
• Aisho Town愛荘町
• Toyosato Town豊郷町
• Taga Town多賀町

Questions about Kora

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

Kora (甲良町) 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 Inukami District (犬上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kora?

Kora 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 Kora?

6,362 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 7,039 in 2015. The area is 13.63 km², which is 467 people per km². 2,211 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kora?

Four: Hikone City (彦根市), Aisho Town (愛荘町), Toyosato Town (豊郷町), and Taga Town (多賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kora in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kora written in Japanese?

甲良町, read Kora-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 Kora begin?

滋賀県犬上郡甲良町… (Shiga-ken, Inukami-gun, Kora-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.