Kamikawa神川町

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

Kamikawa (神川町, Kamikawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 13,359 (2020 census), area 47.4 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kodama 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

神川町

Reading

Kamikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kodama District 児玉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

13,359 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 13,730

Area

47.4 km²

Density

282 people per km²

Households

5,220

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

391 (2.9%)

Code

11383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamikawa.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fujioka City藤岡市(Gunma)
• Chichibu City秩父市
• Honjo City本庄市
• Minano Town皆野町
• Kamisato Town上里町

Questions about Kamikawa

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

Kamikawa (神川町) 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 Kodama District (児玉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamikawa?

Kamikawa 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 Kamikawa?

13,359 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 13,730 in 2015. The area is 47.4 km², which is 282 people per km². 5,220 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamikawa?

Five: Fujioka City (藤岡市) in Gunma, Chichibu City (秩父市), Honjo City (本庄市), Minano Town (皆野町), and Kamisato Town (上里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamikawa written in Japanese?

神川町, read Kamikawa-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 Kamikawa begin?

埼玉県児玉郡神川町… (Saitama-ken, Kodama-gun, Kamikawa-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.