Tabuse田布施町

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

Tabuse (田布施町, Tabuse-cho) is a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 14,483 (2020 census), area 50.42 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kumage 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

田布施町

Reading

Tabuse-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kumage District 熊毛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

14,483 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 15,317

Area

50.42 km²

Density

287 people per km²

Households

5,955

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

60 (0.4%)

Code

35343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tabuse.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwakuni City岩国市
• Hikari City光市
• Yanai City柳井市
• Hirao Town平生町

Questions about Tabuse

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

Tabuse (田布施町) 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 Kumage District (熊毛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tabuse?

Tabuse 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 Tabuse?

14,483 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 15,317 in 2015. The area is 50.42 km², which is 287 people per km². 5,955 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tabuse?

Four: Iwakuni City (岩国市), Hikari City (光市), Yanai City (柳井市), and Hirao Town (平生町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tabuse in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tabuse written in Japanese?

田布施町, read Tabuse-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 Tabuse begin?

山口県熊毛郡田布施町… (Yamaguchi-ken, Kumage-gun, Tabuse-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.