Hiezu日吉津村

Hiezu-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Hiezu (日吉津村, Hiezu-son) is a village in Tottori Prefecture. Population 3,501 (2020 census), area 4.2 km². Borders 1 place.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Saihaku 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

日吉津村

Reading

Hiezu-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Saihaku District 西伯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

3,501 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.8% from 3,439

Area

4.2 km²

Density

834 people per km²

Households

1,243

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

28.2%

Foreign residents

33 (0.9%)

Code

31384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.hiezu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Hiezu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yonago City米子市

Questions about Hiezu

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

Hiezu (日吉津村) is a village (村, son) in Tottori 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 Saihaku District (西伯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hiezu?

Hiezu 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 Hiezu?

3,501 at the 2020 census, up 1.8% from 3,439 in 2015. The area is 4.2 km², which is 834 people per km². 1,243 households. 28.2% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiezu?

One: Yonago City (米子市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiezu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiezu written in Japanese?

日吉津村, read Hiezu-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hiezu begin?

鳥取県西伯郡日吉津村… (Tottori-ken, Saihaku-gun, Hiezu-son, …). 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.