Tamaki玉城町

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

Tamaki (玉城町, Tamaki-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 15,041 (2020 census), area 40.91 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Watarai 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

玉城町

Reading

Tamaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Watarai District 度会郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,041 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 15,431

Area

40.91 km²

Density

368 people per km²

Households

5,404

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

171 (1.1%)

Code

24461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

kizuna.town.tamaki.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ise City伊勢市
• Taki Town多気町
• Meiwa Town明和町
• Watarai Town度会町

Questions about Tamaki

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

Tamaki (玉城町) 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 Watarai District (度会郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tamaki?

Tamaki 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 Tamaki?

15,041 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 15,431 in 2015. The area is 40.91 km², which is 368 people per km². 5,404 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tamaki?

Four: Ise City (伊勢市), Taki Town (多気町), Meiwa Town (明和町), and Watarai Town (度会町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tamaki written in Japanese?

玉城町, read Tamaki-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 Tamaki begin?

三重県度会郡玉城町… (Mie-ken, Watarai-gun, Tamaki-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.