Kawasaki川崎町

Kawasaki-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kawasaki (川崎町, Kawasaki-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 8,345 (2020 census), area 270.77 km². Borders 4 places.

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

川崎町

Reading

Kawasaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shibata District 柴田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

8,345 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 9,167

Area

270.77 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

2,967

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

131 (1.6%)

Code

04324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawasaki.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Taihaku Ward太白区(Sendai)
• Zao Town蔵王町
• Murata Town村田町
• Yamagata City山形市(Yamagata)

Questions about Kawasaki

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

Kawasaki (川崎町) is a town (町, machi) in Miyagi 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 Shibata District (柴田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawasaki?

Kawasaki is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawasaki?

8,345 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 9,167 in 2015. The area is 270.77 km², which is 31 people per km². 2,967 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawasaki?

Four: Taihaku Ward (太白区) of Sendai, Zao Town (蔵王町), Murata Town (村田町), and Yamagata City (山形市) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawasaki written in Japanese?

川崎町, read Kawasaki-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawasaki begin?

宮城県柴田郡川崎町… (Miyagi-ken, Shibata-gun, Kawasaki-machi, …). 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.