Kawajima川島町

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

Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 19,378 (2020 census), area 41.63 km². Borders 7 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

川島町

Reading

Kawajima-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

19,378 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.8% from 20,788

Area

41.63 km²

Density

465 people per km²

Households

7,269

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

36.0%

Foreign residents

336 (1.7%)

Code

11346 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawajima.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kawajima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Ageo City上尾市
• Okegawa City桶川市
• Kitamoto City北本市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Yoshimi Town吉見町

Questions about Kawajima

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

Kawajima (川島町) 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 Kawajima?

Kawajima 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 Kawajima?

19,378 at the 2020 census, down 6.8% from 20,788 in 2015. The area is 41.63 km², which is 465 people per km². 7,269 households. 36.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawajima?

Seven: Kawagoe City (川越市), Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), Ageo City (上尾市), Okegawa City (桶川市), Kitamoto City (北本市), Sakado City (坂戸市), and Yoshimi Town (吉見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawajima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawajima written in Japanese?

川島町, read Kawajima-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 Kawajima begin?

埼玉県比企郡川島町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Kawajima-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.