Shichikashuku七ヶ宿町

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

Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿町, Shichikashuku-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 1,262 (2020 census), area 263.09 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Katta 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

七ヶ宿町

Reading

Shichikashuku-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Katta District 刈田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,262 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.6% from 1,461

Area

263.09 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

524

Under 15

7.1%

65 and over

46.2%

Foreign residents

27 (2.1%)

Code

04302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.shichikashuku.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shichikashuku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi City白石市
• Zao Town蔵王町
• Kaminoyama City上山市(Yamagata)
• Takahata Town高畠町(Yamagata)
• Fukushima City福島市(Fukushima)

Questions about Shichikashuku

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

Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿町) 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 Katta District (刈田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shichikashuku?

Shichikashuku 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 Shichikashuku?

1,262 at the 2020 census, down 13.6% from 1,461 in 2015. The area is 263.09 km², which is 5 people per km². 524 households. 46.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shichikashuku?

Five: Shiroishi City (白石市), Zao Town (蔵王町), Kaminoyama City (上山市) in Yamagata, Takahata Town (高畠町) in Yamagata, and Fukushima City (福島市) in Fukushima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shichikashuku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shichikashuku written in Japanese?

七ヶ宿町, read Shichikashuku-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 Shichikashuku begin?

宮城県刈田郡七ヶ宿町… (Miyagi-ken, Katta-gun, Shichikashuku-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.