Murata村田町

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

Murata (村田町, Murata-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 10,666 (2020 census), area 78.38 km². Borders 7 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

村田町

Reading

Murata-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

10,666 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 11,501

Area

78.38 km²

Density

136 people per km²

Households

3,770

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

35.5%

Foreign residents

54 (0.5%)

Code

04322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.murata.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Murata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Taihaku Ward太白区(Sendai)
• Natori City名取市
• Iwanuma City岩沼市
• Zao Town蔵王町
• Ogawara Town大河原町
• Shibata Town柴田町
• Kawasaki Town川崎町

Questions about Murata

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

Murata (村田町) 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 Murata?

Murata 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 Murata?

10,666 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 11,501 in 2015. The area is 78.38 km², which is 136 people per km². 3,770 households. 35.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Murata?

Seven: Taihaku Ward (太白区) of Sendai, Natori City (名取市), Iwanuma City (岩沼市), Zao Town (蔵王町), Ogawara Town (大河原町), Shibata Town (柴田町), and Kawasaki Town (川崎町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Murata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Murata written in Japanese?

村田町, read Murata-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 Murata begin?

宮城県柴田郡村田町… (Miyagi-ken, Shibata-gun, Murata-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.