Tara太良町

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

Tara (太良町, Tara-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 8,121 (2020 census), area 74.3 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Fujitsu 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

太良町

Reading

Tara-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Fujitsu District 藤津郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

8,121 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 8,779

Area

74.3 km²

Density

109 people per km²

Households

2,788

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

38.9%

Foreign residents

57 (0.7%)

Code

41441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kashima City鹿島市
• Isahaya City諫早市(Nagasaki)
• Omura City大村市(Nagasaki)

Questions about Tara

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

Tara (太良町) 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 Fujitsu District (藤津郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tara?

Tara 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 Tara?

8,121 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 8,779 in 2015. The area is 74.3 km², which is 109 people per km². 2,788 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tara?

Three: Kashima City (鹿島市), Isahaya City (諫早市) in Nagasaki, and Omura City (大村市) in Nagasaki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tara written in Japanese?

太良町, read Tara-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 Tara begin?

佐賀県藤津郡太良町… (Saga-ken, Fujitsu-gun, Tara-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.