Kammaki上牧町

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

Kammaki (上牧町, Kammaki-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 21,714 (2020 census), area 6.14 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara 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

上牧町

Reading

Kammaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitakatsuragi District 北葛城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

21,714 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 22,054

Area

6.14 km²

Density

3,536 people per km²

Households

8,558

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

35.8%

Foreign residents

137 (0.6%)

Code

29424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanmaki.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kashiba City香芝市
• Oji Town王寺町
• Koryo Town広陵町
• Kawai Town河合町

Questions about Kammaki

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

Kammaki (上牧町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Kitakatsuragi District (北葛城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kammaki?

Kammaki is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kammaki?

21,714 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 22,054 in 2015. The area is 6.14 km², which is 3,536 people per km². 8,558 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kammaki?

Four: Kashiba City (香芝市), Oji Town (王寺町), Koryo Town (広陵町), and Kawai Town (河合町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kammaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kammaki written in Japanese?

上牧町, read Kammaki-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 Kammaki begin?

奈良県北葛城郡上牧町… (Nara-ken, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Kammaki-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.