Yoshida吉田町

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

Yoshida (吉田町, Yoshida-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 28,919 (2020 census), area 20.73 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Haibara District, Shizuoka 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

吉田町

Reading

Yoshida-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Haibara District 榛原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

28,919 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 29,093

Area

20.73 km²

Density

1,395 people per km²

Households

11,265

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

25.9%

Foreign residents

1,661 (5.7%)

Code

22424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshida.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shimada City島田市
• Yaizu City焼津市
• Makinohara City牧之原市

Questions about Yoshida

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

Yoshida (吉田町) is a town (町, cho) in Shizuoka 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 Haibara District (榛原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoshida?

Yoshida is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yoshida?

28,919 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 29,093 in 2015. The area is 20.73 km², which is 1,395 people per km². 11,265 households. 25.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshida?

Three: Shimada City (島田市), Yaizu City (焼津市), and Makinohara City (牧之原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshida written in Japanese?

吉田町, read Yoshida-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 Yoshida begin?

静岡県榛原郡吉田町… (Shizuoka-ken, Haibara-gun, Yoshida-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.