Kamiita上板町

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

Kamiita (上板町, Kamiita-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 11,384 (2020 census), area 34.58 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

上板町

Reading

Kamiita-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

11,384 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 12,039

Area

34.58 km²

Density

329 people per km²

Households

4,246

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

35.5%

Foreign residents

112 (1.0%)

Code

36405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.townkamiita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yoshinogawa City吉野川市
• Awa City阿波市
• Ishii Town石井町
• Aizumi Town藍住町
• Itano Town板野町
• Higashikagawa City東かがわ市(Kagawa)

Questions about Kamiita

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

Kamiita (上板町) 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 Kamiita?

Kamiita 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 Kamiita?

11,384 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 12,039 in 2015. The area is 34.58 km², which is 329 people per km². 4,246 households. 35.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamiita?

Six: Yoshinogawa City (吉野川市), Awa City (阿波市), Ishii Town (石井町), Aizumi Town (藍住町), Itano Town (板野町), and Higashikagawa City (東かがわ市) in Kagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamiita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamiita written in Japanese?

上板町, read Kamiita-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 Kamiita begin?

徳島県板野郡上板町… (Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Kamiita-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.