Seika精華町

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

Seika (精華町, Seika-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 36,198 (2020 census), area 25.68 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

精華町

Reading

Seika-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

36,198 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 36,376

Area

25.68 km²

Density

1,410 people per km²

Households

13,530

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

25.0%

Foreign residents

322 (0.9%)

Code

26366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.seika.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kyotanabe City京田辺市
• Kizugawa City木津川市
• Nara City奈良市(Nara)
• Ikoma City生駒市(Nara)

Questions about Seika

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

Seika (精華町) 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 Seika?

Seika 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 Seika?

36,198 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 36,376 in 2015. The area is 25.68 km², which is 1,410 people per km². 13,530 households. 25.0% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Seika?

Four: Kyotanabe City (京田辺市), Kizugawa City (木津川市), Nara City (奈良市) in Nara, and Ikoma City (生駒市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Seika in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Seika written in Japanese?

精華町, read Seika-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 Seika begin?

京都府相楽郡精華町… (Kyōto-fu, Soraku-gun, Seika-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.