Kaiyo海陽町

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

Kaiyo (海陽町, Kaiyo-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 8,358 (2020 census), area 327.67 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kaifu 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

海陽町

Reading

Kaiyo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kaifu District 海部郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

8,358 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.0% from 9,283

Area

327.67 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

4,018

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

46.6%

Foreign residents

213 (2.5%)

Code

36388 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaiyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Naka Town那賀町
• Mugi Town牟岐町
• Minami Town美波町
• Toyo Town東洋町(Kōchi)
• Kitagawa Village北川村(Kōchi)
• Umaji Village馬路村(Kōchi)

Questions about Kaiyo

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

Kaiyo (海陽町) 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 Kaifu District (海部郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaiyo?

Kaiyo 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 Kaiyo?

8,358 at the 2020 census, down 10.0% from 9,283 in 2015. The area is 327.67 km², which is 26 people per km². 4,018 households. 46.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaiyo?

Six: Naka Town (那賀町), Mugi Town (牟岐町), Minami Town (美波町), Toyo Town (東洋町) in Kōchi, Kitagawa Village (北川村) in Kōchi, and Umaji Village (馬路村) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaiyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaiyo written in Japanese?

海陽町, read Kaiyo-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 Kaiyo begin?

徳島県海部郡海陽町… (Tokushima-ken, Kaifu-gun, Kaiyo-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.