Hachijo八丈町

Hachijo-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Hachijo (八丈町, Hachijo-machi) is a town in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 7,042 (2020 census), area 72.23 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo 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

八丈町

Reading

Hachijo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

Subprefecture

Hachijō Subprefecture 八丈支庁, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

7,042 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 7,613

Area

72.23 km²

Density

97 people per km²

Households

3,767

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

83 (1.2%)

Code

13401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Hachijo shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Hachijo

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

Hachijo (八丈町) is a town (町, machi) in Tokyo 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 Hachijō Subprefecture (八丈支庁), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hachijo?

Hachijo is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hachijo?

7,042 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 7,613 in 2015. The area is 72.23 km², which is 97 people per km². 3,767 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hachijo?

None. Hachijo shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hachijo written in Japanese?

八丈町, read Hachijo-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hachijo begin?

東京都八丈支庁八丈町… (Tōkyō-to, Hachijō, Hachijo-machi, …). 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.