Taragi多良木町

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

Taragi (多良木町, Taragi-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 9,076 (2020 census), area 165.86 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuma 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

多良木町

Reading

Taragi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuma District 球磨郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,076 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 9,791

Area

165.86 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

3,463

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

61 (0.7%)

Code

43505 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taragi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Taragi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yunomae Town湯前町
• Mizukami Village水上村
• Sagara Village相良村
• Itsuki Village五木村
• Asagiri Townあさぎり町
• Kobayashi City小林市(Miyazaki)
• Nishimera Village西米良村(Miyazaki)

Questions about Taragi

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

Taragi (多良木町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Kuma District (球磨郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taragi?

Taragi 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 Taragi?

9,076 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 9,791 in 2015. The area is 165.86 km², which is 55 people per km². 3,463 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taragi?

Seven: Yunomae Town (湯前町), Mizukami Village (水上村), Sagara Village (相良村), Itsuki Village (五木村), Asagiri Town (あさぎり町), Kobayashi City (小林市) in Miyazaki, and Nishimera Village (西米良村) in Miyazaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taragi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taragi written in Japanese?

多良木町, read Taragi-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 Taragi begin?

熊本県球磨郡多良木町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kuma-gun, Taragi-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.