Meiwa明和町

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

Meiwa (明和町, Meiwa-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 22,445 (2020 census), area 41.04 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Taki 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

明和町

Reading

Meiwa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Taki District 多気郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

22,445 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 22,586

Area

41.04 km²

Density

547 people per km²

Households

8,067

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

31.3%

Foreign residents

180 (0.8%)

Code

24442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.meiwa.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ise City伊勢市
• Matsusaka City松阪市
• Taki Town多気町
• Tamaki Town玉城町

Questions about Meiwa

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

Meiwa (明和町) 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 Taki District (多気郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Meiwa?

Meiwa 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 Meiwa?

22,445 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 22,586 in 2015. The area is 41.04 km², which is 547 people per km². 8,067 households. 31.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Meiwa?

Four: Ise City (伊勢市), Matsusaka City (松阪市), Taki Town (多気町), and Tamaki Town (玉城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Meiwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Meiwa written in Japanese?

明和町, read Meiwa-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 Meiwa begin?

三重県多気郡明和町… (Mie-ken, Taki-gun, Meiwa-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.