Kozaki神崎町

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

Kozaki (神崎町, Kozaki-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 5,816 (2020 census), area 19.9 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Katori District, Chiba 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

神崎町

Reading

Kozaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Katori District 香取郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

5,816 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.2% from 6,133

Area

19.9 km²

Density

292 people per km²

Households

2,289

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

35.1%

Foreign residents

131 (2.3%)

Code

12342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kozaki.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Inashiki City稲敷市(Ibaraki)
• Kawachi Town河内町(Ibaraki)
• Narita City成田市
• Katori City香取市

Questions about Kozaki

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

Kozaki (神崎町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba 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 Katori District (香取郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kozaki?

Kozaki is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kozaki?

5,816 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 6,133 in 2015. The area is 19.9 km², which is 292 people per km². 2,289 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kozaki?

Four: Inashiki City (稲敷市) in Ibaraki, Kawachi Town (河内町) in Ibaraki, Narita City (成田市), and Katori City (香取市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kozaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kozaki written in Japanese?

神崎町, read Kozaki-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 Kozaki begin?

千葉県香取郡神崎町… (Chiba-ken, Katori-gun, Kozaki-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.