Chiyoda千代田町

Chiyoda-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Chiyoda (千代田町, Chiyoda-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 10,861 (2020 census), area 21.73 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ora District, Gunma 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

千代田町

Reading

Chiyoda-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ora District 邑楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

10,861 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 11,318

Area

21.73 km²

Density

500 people per km²

Households

4,074

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

31.1%

Foreign residents

339 (3.1%)

Code

10523 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.chiyoda.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tatebayashi City館林市
• Meiwa Town明和町
• Oizumi Town大泉町
• Ora Town邑楽町
• Kumagaya City熊谷市(Saitama)
• Gyoda City行田市(Saitama)

Questions about Chiyoda

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

Chiyoda (千代田町) is a town (町, machi) in Gunma 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 Ora District (邑楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chiyoda?

Chiyoda is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chiyoda?

10,861 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 11,318 in 2015. The area is 21.73 km², which is 500 people per km². 4,074 households. 31.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chiyoda?

Six: Tatebayashi City (館林市), Meiwa Town (明和町), Oizumi Town (大泉町), Ora Town (邑楽町), Kumagaya City (熊谷市) in Saitama, and Gyoda City (行田市) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chiyoda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chiyoda written in Japanese?

千代田町, read Chiyoda-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Chiyoda begin?

群馬県邑楽郡千代田町… (Gunma-ken, Ora-gun, Chiyoda-machi, …). 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.