Genkai玄海町

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

Genkai (玄海町, Genkai-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 5,609 (2020 census), area 35.92 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimatsura 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

玄海町

Reading

Genkai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimatsura District 東松浦郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,609 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.0% from 5,902

Area

35.92 km²

Density

156 people per km²

Households

2,231

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

31.8%

Foreign residents

8 (0.1%)

Code

41387 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.genkai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Genkai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Karatsu City唐津市

Questions about Genkai

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

Genkai (玄海町) 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 Higashimatsura District (東松浦郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Genkai?

Genkai 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 Genkai?

5,609 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 5,902 in 2015. The area is 35.92 km², which is 156 people per km². 2,231 households. 31.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Genkai?

One: Karatsu City (唐津市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Genkai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Genkai written in Japanese?

玄海町, read Genkai-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 Genkai begin?

佐賀県東松浦郡玄海町… (Saga-ken, Higashimatsura-gun, Genkai-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.