Tagami田上町

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

Tagami (田上町, Tagami-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 11,227 (2020 census), area 31.71 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamikambara 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

田上町

Reading

Tagami-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamikambara District 南蒲原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

11,227 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 12,188

Area

31.71 km²

Density

354 people per km²

Households

3,990

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

39 (0.3%)

Code

15361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tagami.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Akiha Ward秋葉区(Niigata)
• Minami Ward南区(Niigata)
• Kamo City加茂市
• Gosen City五泉市

Questions about Tagami

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

Tagami (田上町) 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 Minamikambara District (南蒲原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tagami?

Tagami 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 Tagami?

11,227 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 12,188 in 2015. The area is 31.71 km², which is 354 people per km². 3,990 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tagami?

Four: Akiha Ward (秋葉区) of Niigata, Minami Ward (南区) of Niigata, Kamo City (加茂市), and Gosen City (五泉市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tagami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tagami written in Japanese?

田上町, read Tagami-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 Tagami begin?

新潟県南蒲原郡田上町… (Niigata-ken, Minamikambara-gun, Tagami-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.