Kadogawa門川町

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

Kadogawa (門川町, Kadogawa-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 17,379 (2020 census), area 120.4 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki 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

門川町

Reading

Kadogawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiusuki District 東臼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

17,379 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 18,183

Area

120.4 km²

Density

144 people per km²

Households

6,874

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

95 (0.5%)

Code

45421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kadogawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kadogawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nobeoka City延岡市
• Hyuga City日向市
• Misato Town美郷町

Questions about Kadogawa

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

Kadogawa (門川町) is a town (町, cho) in Miyazaki 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 Higashiusuki District (東臼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kadogawa?

Kadogawa is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kadogawa?

17,379 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 18,183 in 2015. The area is 120.4 km², which is 144 people per km². 6,874 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kadogawa?

Three: Nobeoka City (延岡市), Hyuga City (日向市), and Misato Town (美郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kadogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kadogawa written in Japanese?

門川町, read Kadogawa-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 Kadogawa begin?

宮崎県東臼杵郡門川町… (Miyazaki-ken, Higashiusuki-gun, Kadogawa-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.