Ibaraki茨城町

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

Ibaraki (茨城町, Ibaraki-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 31,401 (2020 census), area 121.58 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiibaraki 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

茨城町

Reading

Ibaraki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiibaraki District 東茨城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

31,401 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 32,921

Area

121.58 km²

Density

258 people per km²

Households

11,758

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

35.0%

Foreign residents

556 (1.8%)

Code

08302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ibaraki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mito City水戸市
• Kasama City笠間市
• Hokota City鉾田市
• Omitama City小美玉市
• Oarai Town大洗町

Questions about Ibaraki

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

Ibaraki (茨城町) 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 Higashiibaraki District (東茨城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ibaraki?

Ibaraki 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 Ibaraki?

31,401 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 32,921 in 2015. The area is 121.58 km², which is 258 people per km². 11,758 households. 35.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ibaraki?

Five: Mito City (水戸市), Kasama City (笠間市), Hokota City (鉾田市), Omitama City (小美玉市), and Oarai Town (大洗町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ibaraki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ibaraki written in Japanese?

茨城町, read Ibaraki-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 Ibaraki begin?

茨城県東茨城郡茨城町… (Ibaraki-ken, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-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.