Yuzawa湯沢町

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

Yuzawa (湯沢町, Yuzawa-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 7,767 (2020 census), area 357.29 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiuonuma 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

湯沢町

Reading

Yuzawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiuonuma District 南魚沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,767 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.5% from 8,046

Area

357.29 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

3,583

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

114 (1.5%)

Code

15461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yuzawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yuzawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakanojo Town中之条町(Gunma)
• Minakami Townみなかみ町(Gunma)
• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Minamiuonuma City南魚沼市
• Tsunan Town津南町
• Sakae Village栄村(Nagano)

Questions about Yuzawa

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

Yuzawa (湯沢町) 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 Minamiuonuma District (南魚沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yuzawa?

Yuzawa 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 Yuzawa?

7,767 at the 2020 census, down 3.5% from 8,046 in 2015. The area is 357.29 km², which is 22 people per km². 3,583 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yuzawa?

Six: Nakanojo Town (中之条町) in Gunma, Minakami Town (みなかみ町) in Gunma, Tokamachi City (十日町市), Minamiuonuma City (南魚沼市), Tsunan Town (津南町), and Sakae Village (栄村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yuzawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yuzawa written in Japanese?

湯沢町, read Yuzawa-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 Yuzawa begin?

新潟県南魚沼郡湯沢町… (Niigata-ken, Minamiuonuma-gun, Yuzawa-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.