Yugawara湯河原町

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

Yugawara (湯河原町, Yugawara-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 23,426 (2020 census), area 40.97 km². Borders 5 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

湯河原町

Reading

Yugawara-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

23,426 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 25,026

Area

40.97 km²

Density

572 people per km²

Households

10,696

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

299 (1.3%)

Code

14384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yugawara.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Odawara City小田原市
• Hakone Town箱根町
• Manazuru Town真鶴町
• Atami City熱海市(Shizuoka)
• Kannami Town函南町(Shizuoka)

Questions about Yugawara

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

Yugawara (湯河原町) 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 Yugawara?

Yugawara 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 Yugawara?

23,426 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 25,026 in 2015. The area is 40.97 km², which is 572 people per km². 10,696 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yugawara?

Five: Odawara City (小田原市), Hakone Town (箱根町), Manazuru Town (真鶴町), Atami City (熱海市) in Shizuoka, and Kannami Town (函南町) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yugawara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yugawara written in Japanese?

湯河原町, read Yugawara-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 Yugawara begin?

神奈川県足柄下郡湯河原町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarashimo-gun, Yugawara-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.