Sakawa佐川町

Sakawa-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Sakawa (佐川町, Sakawa-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 12,323 (2020 census), area 100.8 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Takaoka District, Kōchi 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

佐川町

Reading

Sakawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Takaoka District 高岡郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

12,323 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 13,114

Area

100.8 km²

Density

122 people per km²

Households

5,141

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

56 (0.5%)

Code

39402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sakawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tosa City土佐市
• Susaki City須崎市
• Ochi Town越知町
• Hidaka Village日高村
• Tsuno Town津野町

Questions about Sakawa

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

Sakawa (佐川町) is a town (町, cho) in Kōchi 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 Takaoka District (高岡郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sakawa?

Sakawa is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Sakawa?

12,323 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 13,114 in 2015. The area is 100.8 km², which is 122 people per km². 5,141 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakawa?

Five: Tosa City (土佐市), Susaki City (須崎市), Ochi Town (越知町), Hidaka Village (日高村), and Tsuno Town (津野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakawa written in Japanese?

佐川町, read Sakawa-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakawa begin?

高知県高岡郡佐川町… (Kōchi-ken, Takaoka-gun, Sakawa-cho, …). 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.