Hino日野町

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

Hino (日野町, Hino-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 2,907 (2020 census), area 133.98 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hino 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

日野町

Reading

Hino-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hino District 日野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

2,907 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 3,278

Area

133.98 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

1,210

Under 15

6.3%

65 and over

50.6%

Foreign residents

23 (0.8%)

Code

31402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hino.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nambu Town南部町
• Hoki Town伯耆町
• Nichinan Town日南町
• Kofu Town江府町
• Niimi City新見市(Okayama)
• Shinjo Village新庄村(Okayama)

Questions about Hino

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

Hino (日野町) 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 Hino District (日野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hino?

Hino 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 Hino?

2,907 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 3,278 in 2015. The area is 133.98 km², which is 22 people per km². 1,210 households. 50.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hino?

Six: Nambu Town (南部町), Hoki Town (伯耆町), Nichinan Town (日南町), Kofu Town (江府町), Niimi City (新見市) in Okayama, and Shinjo Village (新庄村) in Okayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hino written in Japanese?

日野町, read Hino-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 Hino begin?

鳥取県日野郡日野町… (Tottori-ken, Hino-gun, Hino-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.