Toshima利島村

Toshima-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Toshima (利島村, Toshima-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 327 (2020 census), area 4.12 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Ōshima 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

利島村

Reading

Toshima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

Subprefecture

Ōshima Subprefecture 大島支庁, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

327 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 337

Area

4.12 km²

Density

79 people per km²

Households

193

Under 15

15.3%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

5 (1.5%)

Code

13362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.toshimamura.org

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Toshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Toshima

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

Toshima (利島村) is a village (村, mura) in Tokyo Prefecture. A village 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 Ōshima Subprefecture (大島支庁), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toshima?

Toshima 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 Toshima?

327 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 337 in 2015. The area is 4.12 km², which is 79 people per km². 193 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 15.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toshima?

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

How is Toshima written in Japanese?

利島村, read Toshima-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Toshima begin?

東京都大島支庁利島村… (Tōkyō-to, Ōshima, Toshima-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.