Ayagawa綾川町

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

Ayagawa (綾川町, Ayagawa-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 22,693 (2020 census), area 109.75 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ayauta District, Kagawa 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

綾川町

Reading

Ayagawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ayauta District 綾歌郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

22,693 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 23,610

Area

109.75 km²

Density

207 people per km²

Households

8,858

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

311 (1.4%)

Code

37387 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ayagawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Ayagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takamatsu City高松市
• Marugame City丸亀市
• Sakaide City坂出市
• Manno Townまんのう町

Questions about Ayagawa

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

Ayagawa (綾川町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagawa 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 Ayauta District (綾歌郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ayagawa?

Ayagawa is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ayagawa?

22,693 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 23,610 in 2015. The area is 109.75 km², which is 207 people per km². 8,858 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ayagawa?

Four: Takamatsu City (高松市), Marugame City (丸亀市), Sakaide City (坂出市), and Manno Town (まんのう町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ayagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ayagawa written in Japanese?

綾川町, read Ayagawa-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 Ayagawa begin?

香川県綾歌郡綾川町… (Kagawa-ken, Ayauta-gun, Ayagawa-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.