Ujitawara宇治田原町

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

Ujitawara (宇治田原町, Ujitawara-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 8,911 (2020 census), area 58.16 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tsuzuki 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

宇治田原町

Reading

Ujitawara-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tsuzuki District 綴喜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

8,911 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 9,319

Area

58.16 km²

Density

153 people per km²

Households

3,421

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

359 (4.0%)

Code

26344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ujitawara.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Otsu City大津市(Shiga)
• Koka City甲賀市(Shiga)
• Uji City宇治市
• Joyo City城陽市
• Kumiyama Town久御山町
• Ide Town井手町
• Wazuka Town和束町

Questions about Ujitawara

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

Ujitawara (宇治田原町) 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 Tsuzuki District (綴喜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ujitawara?

Ujitawara 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 Ujitawara?

8,911 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 9,319 in 2015. The area is 58.16 km², which is 153 people per km². 3,421 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ujitawara?

Seven: Otsu City (大津市) in Shiga, Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga, Uji City (宇治市), Joyo City (城陽市), Kumiyama Town (久御山町), Ide Town (井手町), and Wazuka Town (和束町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ujitawara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ujitawara written in Japanese?

宇治田原町, read Ujitawara-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 Ujitawara begin?

京都府綴喜郡宇治田原町… (Kyōto-fu, Tsuzuki-gun, Ujitawara-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.