Kaisei開成町

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

Kaisei (開成町, Kaisei-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 18,329 (2020 census), area 6.55 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashigarakami 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

開成町

Reading

Kaisei-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashigarakami District 足柄上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

18,329 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.7% from 17,013

Area

6.55 km²

Density

2,798 people per km²

Households

6,936

Under 15

14.8%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

157 (0.9%)

Code

14366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaisei.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kaisei. Borders across water are not counted.

• Odawara City小田原市
• Minamiashigara City南足柄市
• Oi Town大井町
• Matsuda Town松田町
• Yamakita Town山北町

Questions about Kaisei

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

Kaisei (開成町) 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 Ashigarakami District (足柄上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaisei?

Kaisei 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 Kaisei?

18,329 at the 2020 census, up 7.7% from 17,013 in 2015. The area is 6.55 km², which is 2,798 people per km². 6,936 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaisei?

Five: Odawara City (小田原市), Minamiashigara City (南足柄市), Oi Town (大井町), Matsuda Town (松田町), and Yamakita Town (山北町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaisei in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaisei written in Japanese?

開成町, read Kaisei-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 Kaisei begin?

神奈川県足柄上郡開成町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarakami-gun, Kaisei-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.