Arita有田町

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

Arita (有田町, Arita-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 19,010 (2020 census), area 65.85 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimatsura District, Saga 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

有田町

Reading

Arita-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimatsura District 西松浦郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

19,010 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 20,148

Area

65.85 km²

Density

289 people per km²

Households

6,981

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

35.3%

Foreign residents

144 (0.8%)

Code

41401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.arita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Imari City伊万里市
• Takeo City武雄市
• Sasebo City佐世保市(Nagasaki)
• Hasami Town波佐見町(Nagasaki)

Questions about Arita

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

Arita (有田町) is a town (町, cho) in Saga 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 Nishimatsura District (西松浦郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Arita?

Arita is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Arita?

19,010 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 20,148 in 2015. The area is 65.85 km², which is 289 people per km². 6,981 households. 35.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Arita?

Four: Imari City (伊万里市), Takeo City (武雄市), Sasebo City (佐世保市) in Nagasaki, and Hasami Town (波佐見町) in Nagasaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Arita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Arita written in Japanese?

有田町, read Arita-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 Arita begin?

佐賀県西松浦郡有田町… (Saga-ken, Nishimatsura-gun, Arita-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.