Utazu宇多津町

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

Utazu (宇多津町, Utazu-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 18,699 (2020 census), area 8.1 km². Borders 2 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

宇多津町

Reading

Utazu-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

18,699 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 18,952

Area

8.1 km²

Density

2,309 people per km²

Households

8,734

Under 15

14.2%

65 and over

21.6%

Foreign residents

487 (2.6%)

Code

37386 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.utazu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Marugame City丸亀市
• Sakaide City坂出市

Questions about Utazu

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

Utazu (宇多津町) 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 Utazu?

Utazu 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 Utazu?

18,699 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 18,952 in 2015. The area is 8.1 km², which is 2,309 people per km². 8,734 households. 21.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Utazu?

Two: Marugame City (丸亀市) and Sakaide City (坂出市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Utazu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Utazu written in Japanese?

宇多津町, read Utazu-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 Utazu begin?

香川県綾歌郡宇多津町… (Kagawa-ken, Ayauta-gun, Utazu-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.