Shirakawa白川町

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

Shirakawa (白川町, Shirakawa-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 7,412 (2020 census), area 237.9 km². Borders 6 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

白川町

Reading

Shirakawa-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

7,412 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.7% from 8,392

Area

237.9 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

2,872

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

46.8%

Foreign residents

104 (1.4%)

Code

21506 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shirakawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Shirakawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakatsugawa City中津川市
• Ena City恵那市
• Gero City下呂市
• Hichiso Town七宗町
• Yaotsu Town八百津町
• Higashishirakawa Village東白川村

Questions about Shirakawa

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

Shirakawa (白川町) 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 Shirakawa?

Shirakawa 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 Shirakawa?

7,412 at the 2020 census, down 11.7% from 8,392 in 2015. The area is 237.9 km², which is 31 people per km². 2,872 households. 46.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shirakawa?

Six: Nakatsugawa City (中津川市), Ena City (恵那市), Gero City (下呂市), Hichiso Town (七宗町), Yaotsu Town (八百津町), and Higashishirakawa Village (東白川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shirakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shirakawa written in Japanese?

白川町, read Shirakawa-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 Shirakawa begin?

岐阜県加茂郡白川町… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Shirakawa-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.