Katsura勝浦町

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

Katsura (勝浦町, Katsura-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 4,837 (2020 census), area 69.83 km². Borders 6 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

勝浦町

Reading

Katsura-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

4,837 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 5,301

Area

69.83 km²

Density

69 people per km²

Households

1,847

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

44.0%

Foreign residents

31 (0.6%)

Code

36301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.katsuura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokushima City徳島市
• Komatsushima City小松島市
• Anan City阿南市
• Kamikatsu Town上勝町
• Sanagochi Village佐那河内村
• Naka Town那賀町

Questions about Katsura

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

Katsura (勝浦町) 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 Katsura?

Katsura 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 Katsura?

4,837 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 5,301 in 2015. The area is 69.83 km², which is 69 people per km². 1,847 households. 44.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katsura?

Six: Tokushima City (徳島市), Komatsushima City (小松島市), Anan City (阿南市), Kamikatsu Town (上勝町), Sanagochi Village (佐那河内村), and Naka Town (那賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katsura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katsura written in Japanese?

勝浦町, read Katsura-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 Katsura begin?

徳島県勝浦郡勝浦町… (Tokushima-ken, Katsura-gun, Katsura-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.