Meiwa明和町

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

Meiwa (明和町, Meiwa-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 10,882 (2020 census), area 19.64 km². Borders 5 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

明和町

Reading

Meiwa-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

10,882 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 11,044

Area

19.64 km²

Density

554 people per km²

Households

4,089

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

276 (2.5%)

Code

10522 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.meiwa.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tatebayashi City館林市
• Itakura Town板倉町
• Chiyoda Town千代田町
• Gyoda City行田市(Saitama)
• Hanyu City羽生市(Saitama)

Questions about Meiwa

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

Meiwa (明和町) 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 Meiwa?

Meiwa 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 Meiwa?

10,882 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 11,044 in 2015. The area is 19.64 km², which is 554 people per km². 4,089 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Meiwa?

Five: Tatebayashi City (館林市), Itakura Town (板倉町), Chiyoda Town (千代田町), Gyoda City (行田市) in Saitama, and Hanyu City (羽生市) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Meiwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Meiwa written in Japanese?

明和町, read Meiwa-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 Meiwa begin?

群馬県邑楽郡明和町… (Gunma-ken, Ora-gun, Meiwa-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.