Aga阿賀町

Aga-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Aga (阿賀町, Aga-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 9,965 (2020 census), area 952.89 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashikambara District, Niigata 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

阿賀町

Reading

Aga-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashikambara District 東蒲原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

9,965 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.7% from 11,680

Area

952.89 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

4,061

Under 15

6.8%

65 and over

49.6%

Foreign residents

36 (0.4%)

Code

15385 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aga.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Aga. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kitakata City喜多方市(Fukushima)
• Tadami Town只見町(Fukushima)
• Nishiaizu Town西会津町(Fukushima)
• Kaneyama Town金山町(Fukushima)
• Sanjo City三条市
• Shibata City新発田市
• Gosen City五泉市
• Agano City阿賀野市

Questions about Aga

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

Aga (阿賀町) is a town (町, machi) in Niigata 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 Higashikambara District (東蒲原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aga?

Aga is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aga?

9,965 at the 2020 census, down 14.7% from 11,680 in 2015. The area is 952.89 km², which is 10 people per km². 4,061 households. 49.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aga?

Eight: Kitakata City (喜多方市) in Fukushima, Tadami Town (只見町) in Fukushima, Nishiaizu Town (西会津町) in Fukushima, Kaneyama Town (金山町) in Fukushima, Sanjo City (三条市), Shibata City (新発田市), Gosen City (五泉市), and Agano City (阿賀野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aga written in Japanese?

阿賀町, read Aga-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Aga begin?

新潟県東蒲原郡阿賀町… (Niigata-ken, Higashikambara-gun, Aga-machi, …). 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.