Kamikatsu上勝町

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

Kamikatsu (上勝町, Kamikatsu-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 1,380 (2020 census), area 109.63 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Katsura 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

上勝町

Reading

Kamikatsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Katsura District 勝浦郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

1,380 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.7% from 1,545

Area

109.63 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

638

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

55.9%

Foreign residents

5 (0.4%)

Code

36302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kamikatsu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Katsura Town勝浦町
• Sanagochi Village佐那河内村
• Kamiyama Town神山町
• Naka Town那賀町

Questions about Kamikatsu

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

Kamikatsu (上勝町) 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 Katsura District (勝浦郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamikatsu?

Kamikatsu 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 Kamikatsu?

1,380 at the 2020 census, down 10.7% from 1,545 in 2015. The area is 109.63 km², which is 13 people per km². 638 households. 55.9% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamikatsu?

Four: Katsura Town (勝浦町), Sanagochi Village (佐那河内村), Kamiyama Town (神山町), and Naka Town (那賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamikatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamikatsu written in Japanese?

上勝町, read Kamikatsu-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 Kamikatsu begin?

徳島県勝浦郡上勝町… (Tokushima-ken, Katsura-gun, Kamikatsu-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.