Taki多気町

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

Taki (多気町, Taki-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 14,021 (2020 census), area 103.06 km². Borders 5 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

多気町

Reading

Taki-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

14,021 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 14,878

Area

103.06 km²

Density

136 people per km²

Households

5,124

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

138 (1.0%)

Code

24441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taki.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Taki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Matsusaka City松阪市
• Meiwa Town明和町
• Odai Town大台町
• Tamaki Town玉城町
• Watarai Town度会町

Questions about Taki

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

Taki (多気町) 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 Taki?

Taki 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 Taki?

14,021 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 14,878 in 2015. The area is 103.06 km², which is 136 people per km². 5,124 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taki?

Five: Matsusaka City (松阪市), Meiwa Town (明和町), Odai Town (大台町), Tamaki Town (玉城町), and Watarai Town (度会町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taki written in Japanese?

多気町, read Taki-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 Taki begin?

三重県多気郡多気町… (Mie-ken, Taki-gun, Taki-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.