Tako多古町

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

Tako (多古町, Tako-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 13,735 (2020 census), area 72.8 km². Borders 5 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

多古町

Reading

Tako-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

13,735 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 14,724

Area

72.8 km²

Density

189 people per km²

Households

5,079

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

422 (3.1%)

Code

12347 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tako.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Tako. Borders across water are not counted.

• Narita City成田市
• Sosa City匝瑳市
• Katori City香取市
• Shibayama Town芝山町
• Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町

Questions about Tako

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

Tako (多古町) 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 Tako?

Tako 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 Tako?

13,735 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 14,724 in 2015. The area is 72.8 km², which is 189 people per km². 5,079 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tako?

Five: Narita City (成田市), Sosa City (匝瑳市), Katori City (香取市), Shibayama Town (芝山町), and Yokoshibahikari Town (横芝光町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tako in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tako written in Japanese?

多古町, read Tako-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 Tako begin?

千葉県香取郡多古町… (Chiba-ken, Katori-gun, Tako-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.