Shioya塩谷町

Shioya-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shioya (塩谷町, Shioya-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 10,354 (2020 census), area 176.06 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shioya District, Tochigi 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

塩谷町

Reading

Shioya-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shioya District 塩谷郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

10,354 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 11,495

Area

176.06 km²

Density

59 people per km²

Households

3,623

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

53 (0.5%)

Code

09384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shioya.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Nikko City日光市
• Yaita City矢板市
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市
• Sakura Cityさくら市

Questions about Shioya

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

Shioya (塩谷町) is a town (町, machi) in Tochigi 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 Shioya District (塩谷郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shioya?

Shioya is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shioya?

10,354 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 11,495 in 2015. The area is 176.06 km², which is 59 people per km². 3,623 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shioya?

Five: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Nikko City (日光市), Yaita City (矢板市), Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市), and Sakura City (さくら市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shioya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shioya written in Japanese?

塩谷町, read Shioya-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shioya begin?

栃木県塩谷郡塩谷町… (Tochigi-ken, Shioya-gun, Shioya-machi, …). 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.