Yura由良町

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

Yura (由良町, Yura-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 5,364 (2020 census), area 30.94 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hidaka 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

由良町

Reading

Yura-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hidaka District 日高郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

5,364 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.1% from 5,837

Area

30.94 km²

Density

173 people per km²

Households

2,261

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

37 (0.7%)

Code

30383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yura.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Yura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hirogawa Town広川町
• Hidaka Town日高町

Questions about Yura

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

Yura (由良町) 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 Hidaka District (日高郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yura?

Yura 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 Yura?

5,364 at the 2020 census, down 8.1% from 5,837 in 2015. The area is 30.94 km², which is 173 people per km². 2,261 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yura?

Two: Hirogawa Town (広川町) and Hidaka Town (日高町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yura written in Japanese?

由良町, read Yura-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 Yura begin?

和歌山県日高郡由良町… (Wakayama-ken, Hidaka-gun, Yura-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.