Ichikawa市川町

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

Ichikawa (市川町, Ichikawa-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 11,231 (2020 census), area 82.67 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kanzaki 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

市川町

Reading

Ichikawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kanzaki District 神崎郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

11,231 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 12,300

Area

82.67 km²

Density

136 people per km²

Households

4,324

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

37.4%

Foreign residents

132 (1.2%)

Code

28442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ichikawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Himeji City姫路市
• Kasai City加西市
• Taka Town多可町
• Fukusaki Town福崎町
• Kamikawa Town神河町

Questions about Ichikawa

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

Ichikawa (市川町) 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 Kanzaki District (神崎郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ichikawa?

Ichikawa 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 Ichikawa?

11,231 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 12,300 in 2015. The area is 82.67 km², which is 136 people per km². 4,324 households. 37.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ichikawa?

Five: Himeji City (姫路市), Kasai City (加西市), Taka Town (多可町), Fukusaki Town (福崎町), and Kamikawa Town (神河町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ichikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ichikawa written in Japanese?

市川町, read Ichikawa-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 Ichikawa begin?

兵庫県神崎郡市川町… (Hyōgo-ken, Kanzaki-gun, Ichikawa-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.