Kawai河合町

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

Kawai (河合町, Kawai-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 17,018 (2020 census), area 8.23 km². Borders 7 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

河合町

Reading

Kawai-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

17,018 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.1% from 17,941

Area

8.23 km²

Density

2,068 people per km²

Households

6,792

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

112 (0.7%)

Code

29427 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawai.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kawai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町
• Ando Town安堵町
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Miyake Town三宅町
• Kammaki Town上牧町
• Oji Town王寺町
• Koryo Town広陵町

Questions about Kawai

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

Kawai (河合町) 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 Kawai?

Kawai 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 Kawai?

17,018 at the 2020 census, down 5.1% from 17,941 in 2015. The area is 8.23 km², which is 2,068 people per km². 6,792 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawai?

Seven: Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町), Ando Town (安堵町), Kawanishi Town (川西町), Miyake Town (三宅町), Kammaki Town (上牧町), Oji Town (王寺町), and Koryo Town (広陵町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawai written in Japanese?

河合町, read Kawai-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 Kawai begin?

奈良県北葛城郡河合町… (Nara-ken, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Kawai-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.