Rifu利府町

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

Rifu (利府町, Rifu-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 35,182 (2020 census), area 44.89 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyagi 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

利府町

Reading

Rifu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyagi District 宮城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

35,182 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 35,835

Area

44.89 km²

Density

784 people per km²

Households

12,538

Under 15

14.4%

65 and over

24.7%

Foreign residents

126 (0.4%)

Code

04406 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.rifu.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyagino Ward宮城野区(Sendai)
• Shiogama City塩竈市
• Tagajo City多賀城市
• Tomiya City富谷市
• Matsushima Town松島町
• Taiwa Town大和町
• Osato Town大郷町

Questions about Rifu

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

Rifu (利府町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Miyagi District (宮城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rifu?

Rifu 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 Rifu?

35,182 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 35,835 in 2015. The area is 44.89 km², which is 784 people per km². 12,538 households. 24.7% of residents are 65 or older and 14.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rifu?

Seven: Miyagino Ward (宮城野区) of Sendai, Shiogama City (塩竈市), Tagajo City (多賀城市), Tomiya City (富谷市), Matsushima Town (松島町), Taiwa Town (大和町), and Osato Town (大郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rifu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rifu written in Japanese?

利府町, read Rifu-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 Rifu begin?

宮城県宮城郡利府町… (Miyagi-ken, Miyagi-gun, Rifu-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.