Inagawa猪名川町

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

Inagawa (猪名川町, Inagawa-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 29,680 (2020 census), area 90.33 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawabe 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

猪名川町

Reading

Inagawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawabe District 川辺郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

29,680 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.8% from 30,838

Area

90.33 km²

Density

329 people per km²

Households

10,995

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

189 (0.6%)

Code

28301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.inagawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nose Town能勢町(Osaka)
• Takarazuka City宝塚市
• Kawanishi City川西市
• Sanda City三田市
• Tambasasayama City丹波篠山市

Questions about Inagawa

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

Inagawa (猪名川町) 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 Kawabe District (川辺郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Inagawa?

Inagawa 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 Inagawa?

29,680 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 30,838 in 2015. The area is 90.33 km², which is 329 people per km². 10,995 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Inagawa?

Five: Nose Town (能勢町) in Osaka, Takarazuka City (宝塚市), Kawanishi City (川西市), Sanda City (三田市), and Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Inagawa written in Japanese?

猪名川町, read Inagawa-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 Inagawa begin?

兵庫県川辺郡猪名川町… (Hyōgo-ken, Kawabe-gun, Inagawa-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.