Zao蔵王町

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

Zao (蔵王町, Zao-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 11,418 (2020 census), area 152.83 km². Borders 6 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

蔵王町

Reading

Zao-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

11,418 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 12,316

Area

152.83 km²

Density

75 people per km²

Households

3,924

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

67 (0.6%)

Code

04301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.zao.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Zao. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi City白石市
• Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町
• Ogawara Town大河原町
• Murata Town村田町
• Kawasaki Town川崎町
• Kaminoyama City上山市(Yamagata)

Questions about Zao

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

Zao (蔵王町) 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 Zao?

Zao 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 Zao?

11,418 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 12,316 in 2015. The area is 152.83 km², which is 75 people per km². 3,924 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Zao?

Six: Shiroishi City (白石市), Shichikashuku Town (七ヶ宿町), Ogawara Town (大河原町), Murata Town (村田町), Kawasaki Town (川崎町), and Kaminoyama City (上山市) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Zao in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Zao written in Japanese?

蔵王町, read Zao-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 Zao begin?

宮城県刈田郡蔵王町… (Miyagi-ken, Katta-gun, Zao-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.