Taiwa大和町

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

Taiwa (大和町, Taiwa-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 28,786 (2020 census), area 225.49 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kurokawa 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

大和町

Reading

Taiwa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kurokawa District 黒川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

28,786 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.9% from 28,244

Area

225.49 km²

Density

128 people per km²

Households

11,441

Under 15

14.3%

65 and over

22.7%

Foreign residents

430 (1.5%)

Code

04421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taiwa.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区(Sendai)
• Izumi Ward泉区(Sendai)
• Tomiya City富谷市
• Rifu Town利府町
• Osato Town大郷町
• Ohira Village大衡村
• Shikama Town色麻町

Questions about Taiwa

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

Taiwa (大和町) 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 Kurokawa District (黒川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taiwa?

Taiwa 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 Taiwa?

28,786 at the 2020 census, up 1.9% from 28,244 in 2015. The area is 225.49 km², which is 128 people per km². 11,441 households. 22.7% of residents are 65 or older and 14.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taiwa?

Seven: Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Sendai, Izumi Ward (泉区) of Sendai, Tomiya City (富谷市), Rifu Town (利府町), Osato Town (大郷町), Ohira Village (大衡村), and Shikama Town (色麻町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taiwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taiwa written in Japanese?

大和町, read Taiwa-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 Taiwa begin?

宮城県黒川郡大和町… (Miyagi-ken, Kurokawa-gun, Taiwa-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.