Ryuo竜王町

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

Ryuo (竜王町, Ryuo-cho) is a town in Shiga Prefecture. Population 11,789 (2020 census), area 44.55 km². Borders 5 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

竜王町

Reading

Ryuo-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

11,789 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.2% from 12,434

Area

44.55 km²

Density

265 people per km²

Households

4,435

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

28.2%

Foreign residents

111 (0.9%)

Code

25384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ryuoh.shiga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Omihachiman City近江八幡市
• Koka City甲賀市
• Yasu City野洲市
• Konan City湖南市
• Higashiomi City東近江市

Questions about Ryuo

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

Ryuo (竜王町) 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 Ryuo?

Ryuo 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 Ryuo?

11,789 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 12,434 in 2015. The area is 44.55 km², which is 265 people per km². 4,435 households. 28.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ryuo?

Five: Omihachiman City (近江八幡市), Koka City (甲賀市), Yasu City (野洲市), Konan City (湖南市), and Higashiomi City (東近江市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ryuo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ryuo written in Japanese?

竜王町, read Ryuo-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 Ryuo begin?

滋賀県蒲生郡竜王町… (Shiga-ken, Gamo-gun, Ryuo-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.