Kanegasaki金ケ崎町

Kanegasaki-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kanegasaki (金ケ崎町, Kanegasaki-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 15,535 (2020 census), area 179.76 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Isawa District, Iwate 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

金ケ崎町

Reading

Kanegasaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Isawa District 胆沢郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

15,535 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 15,895

Area

179.76 km²

Density

86 people per km²

Households

5,923

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

30.7%

Foreign residents

145 (0.9%)

Code

03381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanegasaki.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kitakami City北上市
• Oshu City奥州市

Questions about Kanegasaki

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

Kanegasaki (金ケ崎町) is a town (町, cho) in Iwate 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 Isawa District (胆沢郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kanegasaki?

Kanegasaki is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kanegasaki?

15,535 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 15,895 in 2015. The area is 179.76 km², which is 86 people per km². 5,923 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanegasaki?

Two: Kitakami City (北上市) and Oshu City (奥州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanegasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanegasaki written in Japanese?

金ケ崎町, read Kanegasaki-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kanegasaki begin?

岩手県胆沢郡金ケ崎町… (Iwate-ken, Isawa-gun, Kanegasaki-cho, …). 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.