Hoki伯耆町

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

Hoki (伯耆町, Hoki-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 10,696 (2020 census), area 139.44 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

伯耆町

Reading

Hoki-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

10,696 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.8% from 11,118

Area

139.44 km²

Density

77 people per km²

Households

3,648

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

39.7%

Foreign residents

48 (0.4%)

Code

31390 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.houki-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Hoki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yonago City米子市
• Daisen Town大山町
• Nambu Town南部町
• Hino Town日野町
• Kofu Town江府町

Questions about Hoki

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

Hoki (伯耆町) 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 Saihaku District (西伯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hoki?

Hoki 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 Hoki?

10,696 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 11,118 in 2015. The area is 139.44 km², which is 77 people per km². 3,648 households. 39.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hoki?

Five: Yonago City (米子市), Daisen Town (大山町), Nambu Town (南部町), Hino Town (日野町), and Kofu Town (江府町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hoki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hoki written in Japanese?

伯耆町, read Hoki-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 Hoki begin?

鳥取県西伯郡伯耆町… (Tottori-ken, Saihaku-gun, Hoki-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.