Suooshima周防大島町

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

Suooshima (周防大島町, Suooshima-cho) is a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 14,798 (2020 census), area 138.09 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oshima 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

周防大島町

Reading

Suooshima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oshima District 大島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

14,798 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.0% from 17,199

Area

138.09 km²

Density

107 people per km²

Households

7,198

Under 15

6.3%

65 and over

54.6%

Foreign residents

99 (0.7%)

Code

35305 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.suo-oshima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Suooshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Suooshima

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

Suooshima (周防大島町) 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 Oshima District (大島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Suooshima?

Suooshima 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 Suooshima?

14,798 at the 2020 census, down 14.0% from 17,199 in 2015. The area is 138.09 km², which is 107 people per km². 7,198 households. 54.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Suooshima?

None. Suooshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Suooshima written in Japanese?

周防大島町, read Suooshima-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 Suooshima begin?

山口県大島郡周防大島町… (Yamaguchi-ken, Oshima-gun, Suooshima-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.