Yurihama湯梨浜町

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

Yurihama (湯梨浜町, Yurihama-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 16,055 (2020 census), area 77.94 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

湯梨浜町

Reading

Yurihama-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

16,055 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 16,550

Area

77.94 km²

Density

206 people per km²

Households

5,682

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

91 (0.6%)

Code

31370 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.yurihama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tottori City鳥取市
• Kurayoshi City倉吉市
• Misasa Town三朝町
• Hokuei Town北栄町

Questions about Yurihama

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

Yurihama (湯梨浜町) 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 Yurihama?

Yurihama 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 Yurihama?

16,055 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 16,550 in 2015. The area is 77.94 km², which is 206 people per km². 5,682 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yurihama?

Four: Tottori City (鳥取市), Kurayoshi City (倉吉市), Misasa Town (三朝町), and Hokuei Town (北栄町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yurihama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yurihama written in Japanese?

湯梨浜町, read Yurihama-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 Yurihama begin?

鳥取県東伯郡湯梨浜町… (Tottori-ken, Tohaku-gun, Yurihama-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.