Kudoyama九度山町

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

Kudoyama (九度山町, Kudoyama-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 3,856 (2020 census), area 44.15 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ito District, Wakayama 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

九度山町

Reading

Kudoyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ito District 伊都郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

3,856 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.9% from 4,377

Area

44.15 km²

Density

87 people per km²

Households

1,528

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

46.6%

Foreign residents

4 (0.1%)

Code

30343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kudoyama.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hashimoto City橋本市
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町
• Koya Town高野町

Questions about Kudoyama

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

Kudoyama (九度山町) is a town (町, cho) in Wakayama 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 Ito District (伊都郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kudoyama?

Kudoyama is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kudoyama?

3,856 at the 2020 census, down 11.9% from 4,377 in 2015. The area is 44.15 km², which is 87 people per km². 1,528 households. 46.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kudoyama?

Three: Hashimoto City (橋本市), Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町), and Koya Town (高野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kudoyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kudoyama written in Japanese?

九度山町, read Kudoyama-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 Kudoyama begin?

和歌山県伊都郡九度山町… (Wakayama-ken, Ito-gun, Kudoyama-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.