Takahama高浜町

Takahama-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Takahama (高浜町, Takahama-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 10,326 (2020 census), area 72.4 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oi District, Fukui 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

高浜町

Reading

Takahama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oi District 大飯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

10,326 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 10,596

Area

72.4 km²

Density

143 people per km²

Households

4,500

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

148 (1.4%)

Code

18481 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takahama.fukui.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Takahama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oi Townおおい町
• Maizuru City舞鶴市(Kyoto)
• Ayabe City綾部市(Kyoto)

Questions about Takahama

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

Takahama (高浜町) is a town (町, cho) in Fukui 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 Oi District (大飯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takahama?

Takahama is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Takahama?

10,326 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 10,596 in 2015. The area is 72.4 km², which is 143 people per km². 4,500 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takahama?

Three: Oi Town (おおい町), Maizuru City (舞鶴市) in Kyoto, and Ayabe City (綾部市) in Kyoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takahama written in Japanese?

高浜町, read Takahama-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Takahama begin?

福井県大飯郡高浜町… (Fukui-ken, Oi-gun, Takahama-cho, …). 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.