Aikawa愛川町

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

Aikawa (愛川町, Aikawa-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 39,869 (2020 census), area 34.28 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aiko District, Kanagawa 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

愛川町

Reading

Aikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aiko District 愛甲郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

39,869 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 40,343

Area

34.28 km²

Density

1,163 people per km²

Households

17,099

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

2,989 (7.5%)

Code

14401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aikawa.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Midori Ward緑区(Sagamihara)
• Chuo Ward中央区(Sagamihara)
• Atsugi City厚木市
• Kiyokawa Village清川村

Questions about Aikawa

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

Aikawa (愛川町) is a town (町, machi) in Kanagawa 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 Aiko District (愛甲郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aikawa?

Aikawa is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aikawa?

39,869 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 40,343 in 2015. The area is 34.28 km², which is 1,163 people per km². 17,099 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aikawa?

Four: Midori Ward (緑区) of Sagamihara, Chuo Ward (中央区) of Sagamihara, Atsugi City (厚木市), and Kiyokawa Village (清川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aikawa written in Japanese?

愛川町, read Aikawa-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 Aikawa begin?

神奈川県愛甲郡愛川町… (Kanagawa-ken, Aiko-gun, Aikawa-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.