Hikawa氷川町

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

Hikawa (氷川町, Hikawa-cho) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 11,094 (2020 census), area 33.36 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto 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

氷川町

Reading

Hikawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yatsushiro District 八代郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

11,094 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 11,994

Area

33.36 km²

Density

333 people per km²

Households

3,932

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

39.7%

Foreign residents

155 (1.4%)

Code

43468 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hikawa.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Uki City宇城市

Questions about Hikawa

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

Hikawa (氷川町) is a town (町, cho) in Kumamoto 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 Yatsushiro District (八代郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hikawa?

Hikawa is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hikawa?

11,094 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 11,994 in 2015. The area is 33.36 km², which is 333 people per km². 3,932 households. 39.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hikawa?

Two: Yatsushiro City (八代市) and Uki City (宇城市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hikawa written in Japanese?

氷川町, read Hikawa-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 Hikawa begin?

熊本県八代郡氷川町… (Kumamoto-ken, Yatsushiro-gun, Hikawa-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.