Tsubata津幡町

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

Tsubata (津幡町, Tsubata-machi) is a town in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 36,957 (2020 census), area 110.59 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kahoku 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

津幡町

Reading

Tsubata-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kahoku District 河北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ishikawa 石川県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

36,957 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 36,968

Area

110.59 km²

Density

334 people per km²

Households

13,399

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

286 (0.8%)

Code

17361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsubata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takaoka City高岡市(Toyama)
• Oyabe City小矢部市(Toyama)
• Kanazawa City金沢市
• Kahoku Cityかほく市
• Uchinada Town内灘町
• Hodatsushimizu Town宝達志水町

Questions about Tsubata

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

Tsubata (津幡町) 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 Kahoku District (河北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsubata?

Tsubata 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 Tsubata?

36,957 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 36,968 in 2015. The area is 110.59 km², which is 334 people per km². 13,399 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsubata?

Six: Takaoka City (高岡市) in Toyama, Oyabe City (小矢部市) in Toyama, Kanazawa City (金沢市), Kahoku City (かほく市), Uchinada Town (内灘町), and Hodatsushimizu Town (宝達志水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsubata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsubata written in Japanese?

津幡町, read Tsubata-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 Tsubata begin?

石川県河北郡津幡町… (Ishikawa-ken, Kahoku-gun, Tsubata-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.