Higashiagatsuma東吾妻町

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

Higashiagatsuma (東吾妻町, Higashiagatsuma-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 12,728 (2020 census), area 253.91 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Agatsuma 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

東吾妻町

Reading

Higashiagatsuma-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Agatsuma District 吾妻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

12,728 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 14,033

Area

253.91 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

5,144

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

41.3%

Foreign residents

240 (1.9%)

Code

10429 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.higashiagatsuma.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takasaki City高崎市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Nakanojo Town中之条町
• Naganohara Town長野原町

Questions about Higashiagatsuma

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

Higashiagatsuma (東吾妻町) 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 Agatsuma District (吾妻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashiagatsuma?

Higashiagatsuma 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 Higashiagatsuma?

12,728 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 14,033 in 2015. The area is 253.91 km², which is 50 people per km². 5,144 households. 41.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiagatsuma?

Four: Takasaki City (高崎市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), Nakanojo Town (中之条町), and Naganohara Town (長野原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashiagatsuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiagatsuma written in Japanese?

東吾妻町, read Higashiagatsuma-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 Higashiagatsuma begin?

群馬県吾妻郡東吾妻町… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Higashiagatsuma-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.