Hayama葉山町

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

Hayama (葉山町, Hayama-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 31,665 (2020 census), area 17.04 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miura 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

葉山町

Reading

Hayama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miura District 三浦郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

31,665 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 32,096

Area

17.04 km²

Density

1,858 people per km²

Households

12,932

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

247 (0.8%)

Code

14301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hayama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yokosuka City横須賀市
• Zushi City逗子市

Questions about Hayama

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

Hayama (葉山町) 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 Miura District (三浦郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hayama?

Hayama 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 Hayama?

31,665 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 32,096 in 2015. The area is 17.04 km², which is 1,858 people per km². 12,932 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hayama?

Two: Yokosuka City (横須賀市) and Zushi City (逗子市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hayama written in Japanese?

葉山町, read Hayama-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 Hayama begin?

神奈川県三浦郡葉山町… (Kanagawa-ken, Miura-gun, Hayama-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.