Samukawa寒川町

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

Samukawa (寒川町, Samukawa-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 48,348 (2020 census), area 13.34 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Koza 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

寒川町

Reading

Samukawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Koza District 高座郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

48,348 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.9% from 47,936

Area

13.34 km²

Density

3,624 people per km²

Households

19,862

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

27.6%

Foreign residents

921 (1.9%)

Code

14321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.samukawa.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Fujisawa City藤沢市
• Chigasaki City茅ヶ崎市
• Atsugi City厚木市
• Ebina City海老名市

Questions about Samukawa

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

Samukawa (寒川町) 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 Koza District (高座郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Samukawa?

Samukawa 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 Samukawa?

48,348 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 47,936 in 2015. The area is 13.34 km², which is 3,624 people per km². 19,862 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Samukawa?

Five: Hiratsuka City (平塚市), Fujisawa City (藤沢市), Chigasaki City (茅ヶ崎市), Atsugi City (厚木市), and Ebina City (海老名市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Samukawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Samukawa written in Japanese?

寒川町, read Samukawa-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 Samukawa begin?

神奈川県高座郡寒川町… (Kanagawa-ken, Koza-gun, Samukawa-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.