Goka五霞町

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

Goka (五霞町, Goka-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 8,093 (2020 census), area 23.11 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sashima 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

五霞町

Reading

Goka-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sashima District 猿島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

8,093 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 8,786

Area

23.11 km²

Density

350 people per km²

Households

2,928

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

145 (1.8%)

Code

08542 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.goka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koga City古河市
• Sakai Town境町
• Kuki City久喜市(Saitama)
• Satte City幸手市(Saitama)
• Noda City野田市(Chiba)

Questions about Goka

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

Goka (五霞町) 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 Sashima District (猿島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Goka?

Goka 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 Goka?

8,093 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 8,786 in 2015. The area is 23.11 km², which is 350 people per km². 2,928 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Goka?

Five: Koga City (古河市), Sakai Town (境町), Kuki City (久喜市) in Saitama, Satte City (幸手市) in Saitama, and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Goka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Goka written in Japanese?

五霞町, read Goka-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 Goka begin?

茨城県猿島郡五霞町… (Ibaraki-ken, Sashima-gun, Goka-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.