Hatoyama鳩山町

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

Hatoyama (鳩山町, Hatoyama-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 13,560 (2020 census), area 25.73 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiki District, Saitama 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

鳩山町

Reading

Hatoyama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiki District 比企郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

13,560 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 14,338

Area

25.73 km²

Density

527 people per km²

Households

5,399

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

45.9%

Foreign residents

133 (1.0%)

Code

11348 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hatoyama.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Moroyama Town毛呂山町
• Ogose Town越生町
• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町

Questions about Hatoyama

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

Hatoyama (鳩山町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama 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 Hiki District (比企郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hatoyama?

Hatoyama is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hatoyama?

13,560 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 14,338 in 2015. The area is 25.73 km², which is 527 people per km². 5,399 households. 45.9% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hatoyama?

Six: Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), Sakado City (坂戸市), Moroyama Town (毛呂山町), Ogose Town (越生町), Ranzan Town (嵐山町), and Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hatoyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hatoyama written in Japanese?

鳩山町, read Hatoyama-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 Hatoyama begin?

埼玉県比企郡鳩山町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Hatoyama-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.