Mutsuzawa睦沢町

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

Mutsuzawa (睦沢町, Mutsuzawa-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 6,760 (2020 census), area 35.59 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chosei 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

睦沢町

Reading

Mutsuzawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chosei District 長生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

6,760 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 7,222

Area

35.59 km²

Density

190 people per km²

Households

2,467

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

42.1%

Foreign residents

42 (0.6%)

Code

12422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mutsuzawa.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Mutsuzawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mobara City茂原市
• Isumi Cityいすみ市
• Ichinomiya Town一宮町
• Chosei Village長生村
• Chonan Town長南町
• Otaki Town大多喜町

Questions about Mutsuzawa

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

Mutsuzawa (睦沢町) 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 Chosei District (長生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mutsuzawa?

Mutsuzawa 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 Mutsuzawa?

6,760 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 7,222 in 2015. The area is 35.59 km², which is 190 people per km². 2,467 households. 42.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mutsuzawa?

Six: Mobara City (茂原市), Isumi City (いすみ市), Ichinomiya Town (一宮町), Chosei Village (長生村), Chonan Town (長南町), and Otaki Town (大多喜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mutsuzawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mutsuzawa written in Japanese?

睦沢町, read Mutsuzawa-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 Mutsuzawa begin?

千葉県長生郡睦沢町… (Chiba-ken, Chosei-gun, Mutsuzawa-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.