Yachiyo八千代町

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

Yachiyo (八千代町, Yachiyo-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 21,026 (2020 census), area 58.99 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yuki 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

八千代町

Reading

Yachiyo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yuki District 結城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

21,026 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 22,021

Area

58.99 km²

Density

356 people per km²

Households

7,017

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

30.7%

Foreign residents

1,087 (5.2%)

Code

08521 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ibaraki-yachiyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koga City古河市
• Yuki City結城市
• Shimotsuma City下妻市
• Joso City常総市
• Chikusei City筑西市
• Bando City坂東市

Questions about Yachiyo

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

Yachiyo (八千代町) 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 Yuki District (結城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yachiyo?

Yachiyo 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 Yachiyo?

21,026 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 22,021 in 2015. The area is 58.99 km², which is 356 people per km². 7,017 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yachiyo?

Six: Koga City (古河市), Yuki City (結城市), Shimotsuma City (下妻市), Joso City (常総市), Chikusei City (筑西市), and Bando City (坂東市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yachiyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yachiyo written in Japanese?

八千代町, read Yachiyo-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 Yachiyo begin?

茨城県結城郡八千代町… (Ibaraki-ken, Yuki-gun, Yachiyo-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.