Kotora琴浦町

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

Kotora (琴浦町, Kotora-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 16,365 (2020 census), area 139.97 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tohaku 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

琴浦町

Reading

Kotora-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tohaku District 東伯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

16,365 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 17,416

Area

139.97 km²

Density

117 people per km²

Households

5,769

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

36.8%

Foreign residents

199 (1.2%)

Code

31371 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kotoura.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kotora. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kurayoshi City倉吉市
• Hokuei Town北栄町
• Daisen Town大山町
• Kofu Town江府町

Questions about Kotora

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

Kotora (琴浦町) 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 Tohaku District (東伯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kotora?

Kotora 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 Kotora?

16,365 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 17,416 in 2015. The area is 139.97 km², which is 117 people per km². 5,769 households. 36.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kotora?

Four: Kurayoshi City (倉吉市), Hokuei Town (北栄町), Daisen Town (大山町), and Kofu Town (江府町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kotora in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kotora written in Japanese?

琴浦町, read Kotora-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 Kotora begin?

鳥取県東伯郡琴浦町… (Tottori-ken, Tohaku-gun, Kotora-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.