Kitajima北島町

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

Kitajima (北島町, Kitajima-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 22,745 (2020 census), area 8.74 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

北島町

Reading

Kitajima-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

22,745 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 22,446

Area

8.74 km²

Density

2,602 people per km²

Households

9,353

Under 15

15.0%

65 and over

25.7%

Foreign residents

121 (0.5%)

Code

36402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kitajima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokushima City徳島市
• Naruto City鳴門市
• Matsushige Town松茂町
• Aizumi Town藍住町

Questions about Kitajima

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

Kitajima (北島町) 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 Kitajima?

Kitajima 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 Kitajima?

22,745 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 22,446 in 2015. The area is 8.74 km², which is 2,602 people per km². 9,353 households. 25.7% of residents are 65 or older and 15.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitajima?

Four: Tokushima City (徳島市), Naruto City (鳴門市), Matsushige Town (松茂町), and Aizumi Town (藍住町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitajima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitajima written in Japanese?

北島町, read Kitajima-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 Kitajima begin?

徳島県板野郡北島町… (Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Kitajima-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.