Daigo大子町

Daigo-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Daigo (大子町, Daigo-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 15,736 (2020 census), area 325.76 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuji District, Ibaraki 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

大子町

Reading

Daigo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuji District 久慈郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

15,736 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.8% from 18,053

Area

325.76 km²

Density

48 people per km²

Households

6,356

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

46.3%

Foreign residents

82 (0.5%)

Code

08364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.daigo.ibaraki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Daigo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tanagura Town棚倉町(Fukushima)
• Yamatsuri Town矢祭町(Fukushima)
• Hitachiota City常陸太田市
• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市
• Otawara City大田原市(Tochigi)
• Nakagawa Town那珂川町(Tochigi)

Questions about Daigo

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

Daigo (大子町) is a town (町, machi) in Ibaraki 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 Kuji District (久慈郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Daigo?

Daigo is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Daigo?

15,736 at the 2020 census, down 12.8% from 18,053 in 2015. The area is 325.76 km², which is 48 people per km². 6,356 households. 46.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Daigo?

Six: Tanagura Town (棚倉町) in Fukushima, Yamatsuri Town (矢祭町) in Fukushima, Hitachiota City (常陸太田市), Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市), Otawara City (大田原市) in Tochigi, and Nakagawa Town (那珂川町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Daigo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Daigo written in Japanese?

大子町, read Daigo-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Daigo begin?

茨城県久慈郡大子町… (Ibaraki-ken, Kuji-gun, Daigo-machi, …). 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.