Harima播磨町

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

Harima (播磨町, Harima-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 33,604 (2020 census), area 9.13 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kako District, Hyōgo 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

播磨町

Reading

Harima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kako District 加古郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

33,604 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.4% from 33,739

Area

9.13 km²

Density

3,681 people per km²

Households

13,792

Under 15

14.2%

65 and over

27.6%

Foreign residents

506 (1.5%)

Code

28382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.harima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Akashi City明石市
• Kakogawa City加古川市

Questions about Harima

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

Harima (播磨町) is a town (町, cho) in Hyōgo 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 Kako District (加古郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Harima?

Harima is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Harima?

33,604 at the 2020 census, down 0.4% from 33,739 in 2015. The area is 9.13 km², which is 3,681 people per km². 13,792 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Harima?

Two: Akashi City (明石市) and Kakogawa City (加古川市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Harima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Harima written in Japanese?

播磨町, read Harima-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 Harima begin?

兵庫県加古郡播磨町… (Hyōgo-ken, Kako-gun, Harima-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.