Tarui垂井町

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

Tarui (垂井町, Tarui-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 26,402 (2020 census), area 57.09 km². Borders 5 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

垂井町

Reading

Tarui-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

26,402 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 27,556

Area

57.09 km²

Density

462 people per km²

Households

9,580

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

794 (3.0%)

Code

21361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tarui.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ogaki City大垣市
• Yoro Town養老町
• Sekigahara Town関ケ原町
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町
• Ikeda Town池田町

Questions about Tarui

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

Tarui (垂井町) 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 Tarui?

Tarui 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 Tarui?

26,402 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 27,556 in 2015. The area is 57.09 km², which is 462 people per km². 9,580 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tarui?

Five: Ogaki City (大垣市), Yoro Town (養老町), Sekigahara Town (関ケ原町), Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町), and Ikeda Town (池田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tarui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tarui written in Japanese?

垂井町, read Tarui-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 Tarui begin?

岐阜県不破郡垂井町… (Gifu-ken, Fuwa-gun, Tarui-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.