Sakahogi坂祝町

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

Sakahogi (坂祝町, Sakahogi-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 8,071 (2020 census), area 12.87 km². Borders 5 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

坂祝町

Reading

Sakahogi-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

8,071 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 8,202

Area

12.87 km²

Density

627 people per km²

Households

3,200

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

28.1%

Foreign residents

532 (6.6%)

Code

21501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sakahogi.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Seki City関市
• Minokamo City美濃加茂市
• Kakamigahara City各務原市
• Kani City可児市
• Inuyama City犬山市(Aichi)

Questions about Sakahogi

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

Sakahogi (坂祝町) 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 Sakahogi?

Sakahogi 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 Sakahogi?

8,071 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 8,202 in 2015. The area is 12.87 km², which is 627 people per km². 3,200 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakahogi?

Five: Seki City (関市), Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Kakamigahara City (各務原市), Kani City (可児市), and Inuyama City (犬山市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakahogi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakahogi written in Japanese?

坂祝町, read Sakahogi-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 Sakahogi begin?

岐阜県加茂郡坂祝町… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Sakahogi-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.