Matsuda松田町

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

Matsuda (松田町, Matsuda-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 10,836 (2020 census), area 37.75 km². Borders 4 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

松田町

Reading

Matsuda-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

10,836 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 11,171

Area

37.75 km²

Density

287 people per km²

Households

4,572

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

33.9%

Foreign residents

80 (0.7%)

Code

14363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.matsuda.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hadano City秦野市
• Oi Town大井町
• Yamakita Town山北町
• Kaisei Town開成町

Questions about Matsuda

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

Matsuda (松田町) 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 Matsuda?

Matsuda 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 Matsuda?

10,836 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 11,171 in 2015. The area is 37.75 km², which is 287 people per km². 4,572 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Matsuda?

Four: Hadano City (秦野市), Oi Town (大井町), Yamakita Town (山北町), and Kaisei Town (開成町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsuda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Matsuda written in Japanese?

松田町, read Matsuda-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 Matsuda begin?

神奈川県足柄上郡松田町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarakami-gun, Matsuda-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.