Kamisato上里町

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

Kamisato (上里町, Kamisato-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 30,343 (2020 census), area 29.18 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

上里町

Reading

Kamisato-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

30,343 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.7% from 30,565

Area

29.18 km²

Density

1,040 people per km²

Households

11,856

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

1,140 (3.8%)

Code

11385 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamisato.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takasaki City高崎市(Gunma)
• Fujioka City藤岡市(Gunma)
• Tamamura Town玉村町(Gunma)
• Honjo City本庄市
• Kamikawa Town神川町

Questions about Kamisato

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

Kamisato (上里町) 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 Kamisato?

Kamisato 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 Kamisato?

30,343 at the 2020 census, down 0.7% from 30,565 in 2015. The area is 29.18 km², which is 1,040 people per km². 11,856 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamisato?

Five: Takasaki City (高崎市) in Gunma, Fujioka City (藤岡市) in Gunma, Tamamura Town (玉村町) in Gunma, Honjo City (本庄市), and Kamikawa Town (神川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamisato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamisato written in Japanese?

上里町, read Kamisato-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 Kamisato begin?

埼玉県児玉郡上里町… (Saitama-ken, Kodama-gun, Kamisato-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.