Kawachi河内町

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

Kawachi (河内町, Kawachi-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 8,231 (2020 census), area 44.3 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Inashiki 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

河内町

Reading

Kawachi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Inashiki District 稲敷郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

8,231 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 9,168

Area

44.3 km²

Density

186 people per km²

Households

2,895

Under 15

7.2%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

107 (1.3%)

Code

08447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ibaraki-kawachi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市
• Inashiki City稲敷市
• Tone Town利根町
• Narita City成田市(Chiba)
• Sakae Town栄町(Chiba)
• Kozaki Town神崎町(Chiba)

Questions about Kawachi

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

Kawachi (河内町) 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 Inashiki District (稲敷郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawachi?

Kawachi 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 Kawachi?

8,231 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 9,168 in 2015. The area is 44.3 km², which is 186 people per km². 2,895 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawachi?

Six: Ryugasaki City (龍ケ崎市), Inashiki City (稲敷市), Tone Town (利根町), Narita City (成田市) in Chiba, Sakae Town (栄町) in Chiba, and Kozaki Town (神崎町) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawachi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawachi written in Japanese?

河内町, read Kawachi-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 Kawachi begin?

茨城県稲敷郡河内町… (Ibaraki-ken, Inashiki-gun, Kawachi-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.