Sekikawa関川村

Sekikawa-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Sekikawa (関川村, Sekikawa-mura) is a village in Niigata Prefecture. Population 5,144 (2020 census), area 299.61 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Iwafune 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

関川村

Reading

Sekikawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Iwafune District 岩船郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

5,144 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.8% from 5,832

Area

299.61 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

1,756

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

22 (0.4%)

Code

15581 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.sekikawa.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Sekikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oguni Town小国町(Yamagata)
• Murakami City村上市
• Tainai City胎内市

Questions about Sekikawa

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

Sekikawa (関川村) is a village (村, mura) in Niigata Prefecture. A village 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 Iwafune District (岩船郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sekikawa?

Sekikawa 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 Sekikawa?

5,144 at the 2020 census, down 11.8% from 5,832 in 2015. The area is 299.61 km², which is 17 people per km². 1,756 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sekikawa?

Three: Oguni Town (小国町) in Yamagata, Murakami City (村上市), and Tainai City (胎内市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sekikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sekikawa written in Japanese?

関川村, read Sekikawa-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sekikawa begin?

新潟県岩船郡関川村… (Niigata-ken, Iwafune-gun, Sekikawa-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.