Itano板野町

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

Itano (板野町, Itano-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 13,042 (2020 census), area 36.22 km². Borders 4 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

板野町

Reading

Itano-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

13,042 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.4% from 13,358

Area

36.22 km²

Density

360 people per km²

Households

5,054

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

170 (1.3%)

Code

36404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.itano.tokushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Naruto City鳴門市
• Aizumi Town藍住町
• Kamiita Town上板町
• Higashikagawa City東かがわ市(Kagawa)

Questions about Itano

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

Itano (板野町) 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 Itano?

Itano 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 Itano?

13,042 at the 2020 census, down 2.4% from 13,358 in 2015. The area is 36.22 km², which is 360 people per km². 5,054 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itano?

Four: Naruto City (鳴門市), Aizumi Town (藍住町), Kamiita Town (上板町), and Higashikagawa City (東かがわ市) in Kagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itano written in Japanese?

板野町, read Itano-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 Itano begin?

徳島県板野郡板野町… (Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Itano-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.