Yakage矢掛町

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

Yakage (矢掛町, Yakage-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 13,414 (2020 census), area 90.62 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oda District, Okayama 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

矢掛町

Reading

Yakage-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oda District 小田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

13,414 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 14,201

Area

90.62 km²

Density

148 people per km²

Households

5,000

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

39.1%

Foreign residents

369 (2.8%)

Code

33461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yakage.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kurashiki City倉敷市
• Kasaoka City笠岡市
• Ibara City井原市
• Soja City総社市
• Asakuchi City浅口市

Questions about Yakage

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

Yakage (矢掛町) is a town (町, cho) in Okayama 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 Oda District (小田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yakage?

Yakage is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yakage?

13,414 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 14,201 in 2015. The area is 90.62 km², which is 148 people per km². 5,000 households. 39.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yakage?

Five: Kurashiki City (倉敷市), Kasaoka City (笠岡市), Ibara City (井原市), Soja City (総社市), and Asakuchi City (浅口市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yakage in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yakage written in Japanese?

矢掛町, read Yakage-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 Yakage begin?

岡山県小田郡矢掛町… (Okayama-ken, Oda-gun, Yakage-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.