Kaita海田町

Kaita-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kaita (海田町, Kaita-cho) is a town in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 29,636 (2020 census), area 13.79 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aki District, Hiroshima 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

海田町

Reading

Kaita-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aki District 安芸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

29,636 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.4% from 28,667

Area

13.79 km²

Density

2,149 people per km²

Households

12,891

Under 15

14.8%

65 and over

23.9%

Foreign residents

856 (2.9%)

Code

34304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kaita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aki Ward安芸区(Hiroshima)
• Kumano Town熊野町

Questions about Kaita

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

Kaita (海田町) is a town (町, cho) in Hiroshima 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 Aki District (安芸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaita?

Kaita is in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kaita?

29,636 at the 2020 census, up 3.4% from 28,667 in 2015. The area is 13.79 km², which is 2,149 people per km². 12,891 households. 23.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaita?

Two: Aki Ward (安芸区) of Hiroshima and Kumano Town (熊野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaita written in Japanese?

海田町, read Kaita-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kaita begin?

広島県安芸郡海田町… (Hiroshima-ken, Aki-gun, Kaita-cho, …). 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.