Kasagi笠置町

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

Kasagi (笠置町, Kasagi-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 1,144 (2020 census), area 23.52 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Soraku District, Kyoto 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

笠置町

Reading

Kasagi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Soraku District 相楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

1,144 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-16.4% from 1,368

Area

23.52 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

522

Under 15

4.3%

65 and over

52.8%

Foreign residents

3 (0.3%)

Code

26364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kasagi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kasagi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kizugawa City木津川市
• Wazuka Town和束町
• Minamiyamashiro Village南山城村
• Nara City奈良市(Nara)

Questions about Kasagi

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

Kasagi (笠置町) is a town (町, cho) in Kyoto 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 Soraku District (相楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kasagi?

Kasagi is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kasagi?

1,144 at the 2020 census, down 16.4% from 1,368 in 2015. The area is 23.52 km², which is 49 people per km². 522 households. 52.8% of residents are 65 or older and 4.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kasagi?

Four: Kizugawa City (木津川市), Wazuka Town (和束町), Minamiyamashiro Village (南山城村), and Nara City (奈良市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kasagi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kasagi written in Japanese?

笠置町, read Kasagi-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 Kasagi begin?

京都府相楽郡笠置町… (Kyōto-fu, Soraku-gun, Kasagi-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.