Toyosato豊郷町

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

Toyosato (豊郷町, Toyosato-cho) is a town in Shiga Prefecture. Population 7,132 (2020 census), area 7.8 km². Borders 3 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

豊郷町

Reading

Toyosato-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

7,132 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 7,422

Area

7.8 km²

Density

914 people per km²

Households

2,629

Under 15

14.5%

65 and over

28.1%

Foreign residents

188 (2.6%)

Code

25441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyosato.shiga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Toyosato. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hikone City彦根市
• Aisho Town愛荘町
• Kora Town甲良町

Questions about Toyosato

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

Toyosato (豊郷町) 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 Toyosato?

Toyosato 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 Toyosato?

7,132 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 7,422 in 2015. The area is 7.8 km², which is 914 people per km². 2,629 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyosato?

Three: Hikone City (彦根市), Aisho Town (愛荘町), and Kora Town (甲良町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyosato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyosato written in Japanese?

豊郷町, read Toyosato-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 Toyosato begin?

滋賀県犬上郡豊郷町… (Shiga-ken, Inukami-gun, Toyosato-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.