Wakuya涌谷町

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

Wakuya (涌谷町, Wakuya-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 15,388 (2020 census), area 82.16 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Toda 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

涌谷町

Reading

Wakuya-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Toda District 遠田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

15,388 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 16,701

Area

82.16 km²

Density

187 people per km²

Households

5,452

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

58 (0.4%)

Code

04501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.wakuya.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ishinomaki City石巻市
• Tome City登米市
• Osaki City大崎市
• Misato Town美里町

Questions about Wakuya

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

Wakuya (涌谷町) 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 Toda District (遠田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Wakuya?

Wakuya 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 Wakuya?

15,388 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 16,701 in 2015. The area is 82.16 km², which is 187 people per km². 5,452 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakuya?

Four: Ishinomaki City (石巻市), Tome City (登米市), Osaki City (大崎市), and Misato Town (美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Wakuya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakuya written in Japanese?

涌谷町, read Wakuya-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 Wakuya begin?

宮城県遠田郡涌谷町… (Miyagi-ken, Toda-gun, Wakuya-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.