Matsubushi松伏町

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

Matsubushi (松伏町, Matsubushi-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 28,266 (2020 census), area 16.2 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitakatsushika 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

松伏町

Reading

Matsubushi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitakatsushika District 北葛飾郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

28,266 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 30,061

Area

16.2 km²

Density

1,745 people per km²

Households

10,740

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

327 (1.2%)

Code

11465 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.matsubushi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Matsubushi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kasukabe City春日部市
• Koshigaya City越谷市
• Yoshikawa City吉川市
• Noda City野田市(Chiba)

Questions about Matsubushi

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

Matsubushi (松伏町) 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 Kitakatsushika District (北葛飾郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Matsubushi?

Matsubushi 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 Matsubushi?

28,266 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 30,061 in 2015. The area is 16.2 km², which is 1,745 people per km². 10,740 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Matsubushi?

Four: Kasukabe City (春日部市), Koshigaya City (越谷市), Yoshikawa City (吉川市), and Noda City (野田市) in Chiba. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsubushi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Matsubushi written in Japanese?

松伏町, read Matsubushi-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 Matsubushi begin?

埼玉県北葛飾郡松伏町… (Saitama-ken, Kitakatsushika-gun, Matsubushi-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.