郡ぐん庁ちょう所しょ在ざい地ち

noun

county seat; county town

Refers to the town or city where the administrative offices of a county (郡) are located. Used in contexts describing local government or geography.

• この町まちは郡ぐん庁ちょう所しょ在ざい地ちとして栄さかえてきた。

  This town has prospered as the county seat.

• 郡ぐん庁ちょう所しょ在ざい地ちには裁さい判ばん所しょや警けい察さつ署しょが集あつまっている。

  The county seat has a concentration of courthouses and police stations.