Kawakita川北町

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

Kawakita (川北町, Kawakita-machi) is a town in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 6,135 (2020 census), area 14.64 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nomi District, Ishikawa 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

川北町

Reading

Kawakita-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nomi District 能美郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ishikawa 石川県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

6,135 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 6,347

Area

14.64 km²

Density

419 people per km²

Households

1,915

Under 15

17.2%

65 and over

23.6%

Foreign residents

63 (1.0%)

Code

17324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawakita.ishikawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kawakita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hakusan City白山市
• Nomi City能美市

Questions about Kawakita

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

Kawakita (川北町) is a town (町, machi) in Ishikawa 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 Nomi District (能美郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawakita?

Kawakita is in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawakita?

6,135 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 6,347 in 2015. The area is 14.64 km², which is 419 people per km². 1,915 households. 23.6% of residents are 65 or older and 17.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawakita?

Two: Hakusan City (白山市) and Nomi City (能美市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawakita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawakita written in Japanese?

川北町, read Kawakita-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 Kawakita begin?

石川県能美郡川北町… (Ishikawa-ken, Nomi-gun, Kawakita-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.