Ishii石井町

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

Ishii (石井町, Ishii-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 24,833 (2020 census), area 28.85 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Myozai 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.

Open Ishii on the map

Facts

Japanese name

石井町

Reading

Ishii-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Myozai District 名西郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

24,833 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 25,590

Area

28.85 km²

Density

861 people per km²

Households

9,624

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

33.1%

Foreign residents

251 (1.0%)

Code

36341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ishii.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokushima City徳島市
• Yoshinogawa City吉野川市
• Kamiyama Town神山町
• Aizumi Town藍住町
• Kamiita Town上板町

Questions about Ishii

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

Ishii (石井町) 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 Myozai District (名西郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ishii?

Ishii 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 Ishii?

24,833 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 25,590 in 2015. The area is 28.85 km², which is 861 people per km². 9,624 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ishii?

Five: Tokushima City (徳島市), Yoshinogawa City (吉野川市), Kamiyama Town (神山町), Aizumi Town (藍住町), and Kamiita Town (上板町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ishii in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ishii written in Japanese?

石井町, read Ishii-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 Ishii begin?

徳島県名西郡石井町… (Tokushima-ken, Myozai-gun, Ishii-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.