Higashimiyoshi東みよし町

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

Higashimiyoshi (東みよし町, Higashimiyoshi-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 13,622 (2020 census), area 122.48 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyoshi 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

東みよし町

Reading

Higashimiyoshi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyoshi District 三好郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

13,622 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.9% from 14,638

Area

122.48 km²

Density

111 people per km²

Households

5,182

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

36.5%

Foreign residents

93 (0.7%)

Code

36489 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.higashimiyoshi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Higashimiyoshi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyoshi City三好市
• Tsurugi Townつるぎ町
• Mitoyo City三豊市(Kagawa)
• Manno Townまんのう町(Kagawa)

Questions about Higashimiyoshi

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

Higashimiyoshi (東みよし町) 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 Miyoshi District (三好郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashimiyoshi?

Higashimiyoshi 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 Higashimiyoshi?

13,622 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 14,638 in 2015. The area is 122.48 km², which is 111 people per km². 5,182 households. 36.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashimiyoshi?

Four: Miyoshi City (三好市), Tsurugi Town (つるぎ町), Mitoyo City (三豊市) in Kagawa, and Manno Town (まんのう町) in Kagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashimiyoshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashimiyoshi written in Japanese?

東みよし町, read Higashimiyoshi-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 Higashimiyoshi begin?

徳島県三好郡東みよし町… (Tokushima-ken, Miyoshi-gun, Higashimiyoshi-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.