Tsurugiつるぎ町

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

Tsurugi (つるぎ町, Tsurugi-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 7,715 (2020 census), area 194.84 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mima 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

つるぎ町

Reading

Tsurugi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mima District 美馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

7,715 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.6% from 8,927

Area

194.84 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

3,407

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

46.6%

Foreign residents

30 (0.4%)

Code

36468 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tokushima-tsurugi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tsurugi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mima City美馬市
• Miyoshi City三好市
• Higashimiyoshi Town東みよし町

Questions about Tsurugi

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

Tsurugi (つるぎ町) 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 Mima District (美馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsurugi?

Tsurugi 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 Tsurugi?

7,715 at the 2020 census, down 13.6% from 8,927 in 2015. The area is 194.84 km², which is 40 people per km². 3,407 households. 46.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsurugi?

Three: Mima City (美馬市), Miyoshi City (三好市), and Higashimiyoshi Town (東みよし町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsurugi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsurugi written in Japanese?

つるぎ町, read Tsurugi-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 Tsurugi begin?

徳島県美馬郡つるぎ町… (Tokushima-ken, Mima-gun, Tsurugi-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.