Asahi朝日町

Asahi-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-machi) is a town in Toyama Prefecture. Population 11,081 (2020 census), area 226.3 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimoniikawa District, Toyama 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

朝日町

Reading

Asahi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoniikawa District 下新川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

11,081 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 12,246

Area

226.3 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

4,353

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

44.6%

Foreign residents

124 (1.1%)

Code

16343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.asahi.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Itoigawa City糸魚川市(Niigata)
• Kurobe City黒部市
• Nyuzen Town入善町
• Hakuba Village白馬村(Nagano)

Questions about Asahi

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

Asahi (朝日町) is a town (町, machi) in Toyama 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 Shimoniikawa District (下新川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Asahi?

Asahi is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Asahi?

11,081 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 12,246 in 2015. The area is 226.3 km², which is 49 people per km². 4,353 households. 44.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asahi?

Four: Itoigawa City (糸魚川市) in Niigata, Kurobe City (黒部市), Nyuzen Town (入善町), and Hakuba Village (白馬村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asahi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asahi written in Japanese?

朝日町, read Asahi-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Asahi begin?

富山県下新川郡朝日町… (Toyama-ken, Shimoniikawa-gun, Asahi-machi, …). 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.