Sekigahara関ケ原町

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

Sekigahara (関ケ原町, Sekigahara-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 6,610 (2020 census), area 49.28 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Fuwa 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

関ケ原町

Reading

Sekigahara-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Fuwa District 不破郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

6,610 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.9% from 7,419

Area

49.28 km²

Density

134 people per km²

Households

2,507

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

139 (2.1%)

Code

21362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sekigahara.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ogaki City大垣市
• Tarui Town垂井町
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町
• Maibara City米原市(Shiga)

Questions about Sekigahara

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

Sekigahara (関ケ原町) 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 Fuwa District (不破郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sekigahara?

Sekigahara 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 Sekigahara?

6,610 at the 2020 census, down 10.9% from 7,419 in 2015. The area is 49.28 km², which is 134 people per km². 2,507 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sekigahara?

Four: Ogaki City (大垣市), Tarui Town (垂井町), Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町), and Maibara City (米原市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sekigahara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sekigahara written in Japanese?

関ケ原町, read Sekigahara-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 Sekigahara begin?

岐阜県不破郡関ケ原町… (Gifu-ken, Fuwa-gun, Sekigahara-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.