Ikawa井川町

Ikawa-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ikawa (井川町, Ikawa-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 4,566 (2020 census), area 47.95 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiakita District, Akita 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

井川町

Reading

Ikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiakita District 南秋田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,566 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 4,986

Area

47.95 km²

Density

95 people per km²

Households

1,528

Under 15

7.3%

65 and over

43.5%

Foreign residents

6 (0.1%)

Code

05366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ikawa.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Akita City秋田市
• Katagami City潟上市
• Gojome Town五城目町
• Hachirogata Town八郎潟町

Questions about Ikawa

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

Ikawa (井川町) is a town (町, machi) in Akita 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 Minamiakita District (南秋田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ikawa?

Ikawa is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ikawa?

4,566 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 4,986 in 2015. The area is 47.95 km², which is 95 people per km². 1,528 households. 43.5% of residents are 65 or older and 7.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikawa?

Four: Akita City (秋田市), Katagami City (潟上市), Gojome Town (五城目町), and Hachirogata Town (八郎潟町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikawa written in Japanese?

井川町, read Ikawa-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ikawa begin?

秋田県南秋田郡井川町… (Akita-ken, Minamiakita-gun, Ikawa-machi, …). 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.