Kamikawa神河町

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

Kamikawa (神河町, Kamikawa-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 10,616 (2020 census), area 202.23 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

神河町

Reading

Kamikawa-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

10,616 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 11,452

Area

202.23 km²

Density

52 people per km²

Households

3,779

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

38.2%

Foreign residents

62 (0.6%)

Code

28446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamikawa.hyogo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Himeji City姫路市
• Asago City朝来市
• Shiso City宍粟市
• Taka Town多可町
• Ichikawa Town市川町

Questions about Kamikawa

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

Kamikawa (神河町) 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 Kamikawa?

Kamikawa 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 Kamikawa?

10,616 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 11,452 in 2015. The area is 202.23 km², which is 52 people per km². 3,779 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamikawa?

Five: Himeji City (姫路市), Asago City (朝来市), Shiso City (宍粟市), Taka Town (多可町), and Ichikawa Town (市川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamikawa written in Japanese?

神河町, read Kamikawa-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 Kamikawa begin?

兵庫県神崎郡神河町… (Hyōgo-ken, Kanzaki-gun, Kamikawa-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.