Takaharu高原町

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

Takaharu (高原町, Takaharu-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 8,639 (2020 census), area 85.39 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimorokata 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

高原町

Reading

Takaharu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimorokata District 西諸県郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

8,639 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.1% from 9,300

Area

85.39 km²

Density

101 people per km²

Households

3,763

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

42.1%

Foreign residents

23 (0.3%)

Code

45361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takaharu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Takaharu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyakonojo City都城市
• Kobayashi City小林市

Questions about Takaharu

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

Takaharu (高原町) 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 Nishimorokata District (西諸県郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takaharu?

Takaharu 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 Takaharu?

8,639 at the 2020 census, down 7.1% from 9,300 in 2015. The area is 85.39 km², which is 101 people per km². 3,763 households. 42.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takaharu?

Two: Miyakonojo City (都城市) and Kobayashi City (小林市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takaharu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takaharu written in Japanese?

高原町, read Takaharu-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 Takaharu begin?

宮崎県西諸県郡高原町… (Miyazaki-ken, Nishimorokata-gun, Takaharu-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.