Itakura板倉町

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

Itakura (板倉町, Itakura-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 14,083 (2020 census), area 41.86 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

板倉町

Reading

Itakura-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

14,083 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 15,015

Area

41.86 km²

Density

336 people per km²

Households

5,428

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

33.7%

Foreign residents

293 (2.1%)

Code

10521 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.itakura.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tochigi City栃木市(Tochigi)
• Sano City佐野市(Tochigi)
• Tatebayashi City館林市
• Meiwa Town明和町
• Kazo City加須市(Saitama)
• Hanyu City羽生市(Saitama)

Questions about Itakura

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

Itakura (板倉町) 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 Itakura?

Itakura 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 Itakura?

14,083 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 15,015 in 2015. The area is 41.86 km², which is 336 people per km². 5,428 households. 33.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itakura?

Six: Tochigi City (栃木市) in Tochigi, Sano City (佐野市) in Tochigi, Tatebayashi City (館林市), Meiwa Town (明和町), Kazo City (加須市) in Saitama, and Hanyu City (羽生市) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itakura written in Japanese?

板倉町, read Itakura-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 Itakura begin?

群馬県邑楽郡板倉町… (Gunma-ken, Ora-gun, Itakura-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.