Kawabe川辺町

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

Kawabe (川辺町, Kawabe-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 9,860 (2020 census), area 41.16 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamo District, Gifu 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

川辺町

Reading

Kawabe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamo District 加茂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

9,860 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 10,197

Area

41.16 km²

Density

240 people per km²

Households

3,702

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

200 (2.0%)

Code

21503 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kawabe-gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minokamo City美濃加茂市
• Hichiso Town七宗町
• Yaotsu Town八百津町

Questions about Kawabe

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

Kawabe (川辺町) is a town (町, cho) in Gifu 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 Kamo District (加茂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawabe?

Kawabe is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Kawabe?

9,860 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 10,197 in 2015. The area is 41.16 km², which is 240 people per km². 3,702 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawabe?

Three: Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Hichiso Town (七宗町), and Yaotsu Town (八百津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawabe written in Japanese?

川辺町, read Kawabe-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 Kawabe begin?

岐阜県加茂郡川辺町… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Kawabe-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.