Yazu八頭町

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

Yazu (八頭町, Yazu-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 15,937 (2020 census), area 206.71 km². Borders 3 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

八頭町

Reading

Yazu-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

15,937 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 16,985

Area

206.71 km²

Density

77 people per km²

Households

5,326

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

36.4%

Foreign residents

69 (0.4%)

Code

31329 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yazu.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Yazu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tottori City鳥取市
• Wakasa Town若桜町
• Chizu Town智頭町

Questions about Yazu

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

Yazu (八頭町) 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 Yazu?

Yazu 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 Yazu?

15,937 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 16,985 in 2015. The area is 206.71 km², which is 77 people per km². 5,326 households. 36.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yazu?

Three: Tottori City (鳥取市), Wakasa Town (若桜町), and Chizu Town (智頭町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yazu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yazu written in Japanese?

八頭町, read Yazu-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 Yazu begin?

鳥取県八頭郡八頭町… (Tottori-ken, Yazu-gun, Yazu-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.