Hinode日の出町

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

Hinode (日の出町, Hinode-machi) is a town in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 16,958 (2020 census), area 28.07 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishitama District, 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

日の出町

Reading

Hinode-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishitama District 西多摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

16,958 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 17,446

Area

28.07 km²

Density

604 people per km²

Households

6,012

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

78 (0.5%)

Code

13305 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hinode.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Hinode. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ome City青梅市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市

Questions about Hinode

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

Hinode (日の出町) 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 Nishitama District (西多摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hinode?

Hinode 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 Hinode?

16,958 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 17,446 in 2015. The area is 28.07 km², which is 604 people per km². 6,012 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hinode?

Two: Ome City (青梅市) and Akiruno City (あきる野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hinode in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hinode written in Japanese?

日の出町, read Hinode-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 Hinode begin?

東京都西多摩郡日の出町… (Tōkyō-to, Nishitama-gun, Hinode-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.