Kawagoe川越町

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

Kawagoe (川越町, Kawagoe-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 15,123 (2020 census), area 8.73 km². Borders 3 places.

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

川越町

Reading

Kawagoe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mie District 三重郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,123 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 14,752

Area

8.73 km²

Density

1,732 people per km²

Households

6,602

Under 15

14.4%

65 and over

18.9%

Foreign residents

554 (3.7%)

Code

24344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawagoe.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kawagoe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yokkaichi City四日市市
• Kuwana City桑名市
• Asahi Town朝日町

Questions about Kawagoe

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

Kawagoe (川越町) is a town (町, cho) in Mie 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 Mie District (三重郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawagoe?

Kawagoe is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Kawagoe?

15,123 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 14,752 in 2015. The area is 8.73 km², which is 1,732 people per km². 6,602 households. 18.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawagoe?

Three: Yokkaichi City (四日市市), Kuwana City (桑名市), and Asahi Town (朝日町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawagoe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawagoe written in Japanese?

川越町, read Kawagoe-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 Kawagoe begin?

三重県三重郡川越町… (Mie-ken, Mie-gun, Kawagoe-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.