Yoshika吉賀町

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

Yoshika (吉賀町, Yoshika-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 6,077 (2020 census), area 336.5 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kanoashi 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

吉賀町

Reading

Yoshika-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kanoashi District 鹿足郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

6,077 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 6,374

Area

336.5 km²

Density

18 people per km²

Households

2,833

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

221 (3.6%)

Code

32505 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshika.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Masuda City益田市
• Tsuwano Town津和野町
• Yamaguchi City山口市(Yamaguchi)
• Iwakuni City岩国市(Yamaguchi)
• Shunan City周南市(Yamaguchi)

Questions about Yoshika

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

Yoshika (吉賀町) 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 Kanoashi District (鹿足郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoshika?

Yoshika 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 Yoshika?

6,077 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 6,374 in 2015. The area is 336.5 km², which is 18 people per km². 2,833 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshika?

Five: Masuda City (益田市), Tsuwano Town (津和野町), Yamaguchi City (山口市) in Yamaguchi, Iwakuni City (岩国市) in Yamaguchi, and Shunan City (周南市) in Yamaguchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshika in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshika written in Japanese?

吉賀町, read Yoshika-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 Yoshika begin?

島根県鹿足郡吉賀町… (Shimane-ken, Kanoashi-gun, Yoshika-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.