Kusatsu草津町

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

Kusatsu (草津町, Kusatsu-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 6,049 (2020 census), area 49.75 km². Borders 3 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

草津町

Reading

Kusatsu-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

6,049 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.2% from 6,518

Area

49.75 km²

Density

122 people per km²

Households

3,229

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

267 (4.4%)

Code

10426 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kusatsu.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kusatsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakanojo Town中之条町
• Naganohara Town長野原町
• Tsumagoi Village嬬恋村

Questions about Kusatsu

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

Kusatsu (草津町) 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 Kusatsu?

Kusatsu 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 Kusatsu?

6,049 at the 2020 census, down 7.2% from 6,518 in 2015. The area is 49.75 km², which is 122 people per km². 3,229 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kusatsu?

Three: Nakanojo Town (中之条町), Naganohara Town (長野原町), and Tsumagoi Village (嬬恋村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kusatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kusatsu written in Japanese?

草津町, read Kusatsu-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 Kusatsu begin?

群馬県吾妻郡草津町… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Kusatsu-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.