Nishinoshima西ノ島町

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

Nishinoshima (西ノ島町, Nishinoshima-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 2,788 (2020 census), area 55.96 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oki District, Shimane 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

西ノ島町

Reading

Nishinoshima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oki District 隠岐郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

2,788 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 3,027

Area

55.96 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

1,415

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

46.2%

Foreign residents

31 (1.1%)

Code

32526 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nishinoshima.shimane.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Nishinoshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Nishinoshima

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

Nishinoshima (西ノ島町) is a town (町, cho) in Shimane 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 Oki District (隠岐郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishinoshima?

Nishinoshima is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nishinoshima?

2,788 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 3,027 in 2015. The area is 55.96 km², which is 50 people per km². 1,415 households. 46.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishinoshima?

None. Nishinoshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishinoshima written in Japanese?

西ノ島町, read Nishinoshima-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 Nishinoshima begin?

島根県隠岐郡西ノ島町… (Shimane-ken, Oki-gun, Nishinoshima-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.