Watarai度会町

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

Watarai (度会町, Watarai-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 7,847 (2020 census), area 134.98 km². Borders 6 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

度会町

Reading

Watarai-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

7,847 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 8,309

Area

134.98 km²

Density

58 people per km²

Households

2,689

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

36.2%

Foreign residents

49 (0.6%)

Code

24470 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.watarai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Watarai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ise City伊勢市
• Taki Town多気町
• Odai Town大台町
• Tamaki Town玉城町
• Taiki Town大紀町
• Minamiise Town南伊勢町

Questions about Watarai

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

Watarai (度会町) 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 Watarai?

Watarai 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 Watarai?

7,847 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 8,309 in 2015. The area is 134.98 km², which is 58 people per km². 2,689 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Watarai?

Six: Ise City (伊勢市), Taki Town (多気町), Odai Town (大台町), Tamaki Town (玉城町), Taiki Town (大紀町), and Minamiise Town (南伊勢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Watarai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Watarai written in Japanese?

度会町, read Watarai-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 Watarai begin?

三重県度会郡度会町… (Mie-ken, Watarai-gun, Watarai-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.