Manazuru真鶴町

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

Manazuru (真鶴町, Manazuru-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 6,722 (2020 census), area 7.05 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashigarashimo 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

真鶴町

Reading

Manazuru-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashigarashimo District 足柄下郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

6,722 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 7,333

Area

7.05 km²

Density

953 people per km²

Households

2,963

Under 15

6.6%

65 and over

43.6%

Foreign residents

57 (0.8%)

Code

14383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.manazuru.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Odawara City小田原市
• Yugawara Town湯河原町

Questions about Manazuru

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

Manazuru (真鶴町) 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 Ashigarashimo District (足柄下郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Manazuru?

Manazuru 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 Manazuru?

6,722 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 7,333 in 2015. The area is 7.05 km², which is 953 people per km². 2,963 households. 43.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Manazuru?

Two: Odawara City (小田原市) and Yugawara Town (湯河原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Manazuru in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Manazuru written in Japanese?

真鶴町, read Manazuru-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 Manazuru begin?

神奈川県足柄下郡真鶴町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarashimo-gun, Manazuru-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.