Aizumi藍住町

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

Aizumi (藍住町, Aizumi-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 35,246 (2020 census), area 16.27 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Itano District, Tokushima 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

藍住町

Reading

Aizumi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Itano District 板野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

35,246 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.8% from 34,626

Area

16.27 km²

Density

2,166 people per km²

Households

13,973

Under 15

14.7%

65 and over

25.8%

Foreign residents

239 (0.7%)

Code

36403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aizumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Aizumi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokushima City徳島市
• Naruto City鳴門市
• Ishii Town石井町
• Kitajima Town北島町
• Itano Town板野町
• Kamiita Town上板町

Questions about Aizumi

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

Aizumi (藍住町) is a town (町, cho) in Tokushima 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 Itano District (板野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aizumi?

Aizumi is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aizumi?

35,246 at the 2020 census, up 1.8% from 34,626 in 2015. The area is 16.27 km², which is 2,166 people per km². 13,973 households. 25.8% of residents are 65 or older and 14.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aizumi?

Six: Tokushima City (徳島市), Naruto City (鳴門市), Ishii Town (石井町), Kitajima Town (北島町), Itano Town (板野町), and Kamiita Town (上板町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aizumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aizumi written in Japanese?

藍住町, read Aizumi-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 Aizumi begin?

徳島県板野郡藍住町… (Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Aizumi-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.