Asakawa浅川町

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

Asakawa (浅川町, Asakawa-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 6,036 (2020 census), area 37.43 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ishikawa District, Fukushima 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

浅川町

Reading

Asakawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ishikawa District 石川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,036 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 6,577

Area

37.43 km²

Density

161 people per km²

Households

2,070

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

24 (0.4%)

Code

07504 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.asakawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Tanagura Town棚倉町
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Ishikawa Town石川町

Questions about Asakawa

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

Asakawa (浅川町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima 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 Ishikawa District (石川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Asakawa?

Asakawa is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), 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 Asakawa?

6,036 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 6,577 in 2015. The area is 37.43 km², which is 161 people per km². 2,070 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asakawa?

Four: Shirakawa City (白河市), Tanagura Town (棚倉町), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), and Ishikawa Town (石川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asakawa written in Japanese?

浅川町, read Asakawa-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 Asakawa begin?

福島県石川郡浅川町… (Fukushima-ken, Ishikawa-gun, Asakawa-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.