Tamamura玉村町

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

Tamamura (玉村町, Tamamura-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 36,054 (2020 census), area 25.78 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sawa 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

玉村町

Reading

Tamamura-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sawa District 佐波郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

36,054 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 36,654

Area

25.78 km²

Density

1,399 people per km²

Households

14,932

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

985 (2.7%)

Code

10464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tamamura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Maebashi City前橋市
• Takasaki City高崎市
• Isesaki City伊勢崎市
• Fujioka City藤岡市
• Honjo City本庄市(Saitama)
• Kamisato Town上里町(Saitama)

Questions about Tamamura

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

Tamamura (玉村町) 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 Sawa District (佐波郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tamamura?

Tamamura 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 Tamamura?

36,054 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 36,654 in 2015. The area is 25.78 km², which is 1,399 people per km². 14,932 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tamamura?

Six: Maebashi City (前橋市), Takasaki City (高崎市), Isesaki City (伊勢崎市), Fujioka City (藤岡市), Honjo City (本庄市) in Saitama, and Kamisato Town (上里町) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamamura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tamamura written in Japanese?

玉村町, read Tamamura-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 Tamamura begin?

群馬県佐波郡玉村町… (Gunma-ken, Sawa-gun, Tamamura-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.