Abu阿武町

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

Abu (阿武町, Abu-cho) is a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 3,055 (2020 census), area 115.95 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abu District, Yamaguchi 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

阿武町

Reading

Abu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abu District 阿武郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

3,055 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.8% from 3,463

Area

115.95 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

1,365

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

49.8%

Foreign residents

26 (0.9%)

Code

35502 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.abu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Abu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hagi City萩市

Questions about Abu

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

Abu (阿武町) is a town (町, cho) in Yamaguchi 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 Abu District (阿武郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Abu?

Abu is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), 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 Abu?

3,055 at the 2020 census, down 11.8% from 3,463 in 2015. The area is 115.95 km², which is 26 people per km². 1,365 households. 49.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Abu?

One: Hagi City (萩市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Abu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Abu written in Japanese?

阿武町, read Abu-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 Abu begin?

山口県阿武郡阿武町… (Yamaguchi-ken, Abu-gun, Abu-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.