Kawamata川俣町

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

Kawamata (川俣町, Kawamata-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 12,170 (2020 census), area 127.7 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Date 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

川俣町

Reading

Kawamata-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Date District 伊達郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,170 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.8% from 14,452

Area

127.7 km²

Density

95 people per km²

Households

4,780

Under 15

7.8%

65 and over

42.2%

Foreign residents

109 (0.9%)

Code

07308 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawamata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fukushima City福島市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Date City伊達市
• Namie Town浪江町
• Iitate Village飯舘村

Questions about Kawamata

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

Kawamata (川俣町) 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 Date District (伊達郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawamata?

Kawamata 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 Kawamata?

12,170 at the 2020 census, down 15.8% from 14,452 in 2015. The area is 127.7 km², which is 95 people per km². 4,780 households. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawamata?

Five: Fukushima City (福島市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Date City (伊達市), Namie Town (浪江町), and Iitate Village (飯舘村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawamata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawamata written in Japanese?

川俣町, read Kawamata-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 Kawamata begin?

福島県伊達郡川俣町… (Fukushima-ken, Date-gun, Kawamata-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.