Chizu智頭町

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

Chizu (智頭町, Chizu-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 6,427 (2020 census), area 224.7 km². Borders 7 places.

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

智頭町

Reading

Chizu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yazu District 八頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

6,427 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 7,154

Area

224.7 km²

Density

29 people per km²

Households

2,400

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

43.6%

Foreign residents

68 (1.1%)

Code

31328 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www1.town.chizu.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Chizu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tottori City鳥取市
• Wakasa Town若桜町
• Yazu Town八頭町
• Tsuyama City津山市(Okayama)
• Mimasaka City美作市(Okayama)
• Nagi Town奈義町(Okayama)
• Nishiawakura Village西粟倉村(Okayama)

Questions about Chizu

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

Chizu (智頭町) is a town (町, cho) in Tottori 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 Yazu District (八頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chizu?

Chizu is in Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chizu?

6,427 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 7,154 in 2015. The area is 224.7 km², which is 29 people per km². 2,400 households. 43.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chizu?

Seven: Tottori City (鳥取市), Wakasa Town (若桜町), Yazu Town (八頭町), Tsuyama City (津山市) in Okayama, Mimasaka City (美作市) in Okayama, Nagi Town (奈義町) in Okayama, and Nishiawakura Village (西粟倉村) in Okayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chizu written in Japanese?

智頭町, read Chizu-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 Chizu begin?

鳥取県八頭郡智頭町… (Tottori-ken, Yazu-gun, Chizu-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.