Tawaramoto田原本町

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

Tawaramoto (田原本町, Tawaramoto-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 31,177 (2020 census), area 21.09 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shiki 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

田原本町

Reading

Tawaramoto-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shiki District 磯城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

31,177 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 31,691

Area

21.09 km²

Density

1,478 people per km²

Households

11,905

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

227 (0.7%)

Code

29363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tawaramoto.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Tawaramoto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tenri City天理市
• Kashihara City橿原市
• Sakurai City桜井市
• Miyake Town三宅町
• Koryo Town広陵町

Questions about Tawaramoto

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

Tawaramoto (田原本町) 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 Shiki District (磯城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tawaramoto?

Tawaramoto 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 Tawaramoto?

31,177 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 31,691 in 2015. The area is 21.09 km², which is 1,478 people per km². 11,905 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tawaramoto?

Five: Tenri City (天理市), Kashihara City (橿原市), Sakurai City (桜井市), Miyake Town (三宅町), and Koryo Town (広陵町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tawaramoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tawaramoto written in Japanese?

田原本町, read Tawaramoto-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 Tawaramoto begin?

奈良県磯城郡田原本町… (Nara-ken, Shiki-gun, Tawaramoto-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.