Moroyama毛呂山町

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

Moroyama (毛呂山町, Moroyama-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 35,366 (2020 census), area 34.07 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iruma 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

毛呂山町

Reading

Moroyama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iruma District 入間郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

35,366 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.1% from 37,275

Area

34.07 km²

Density

1,038 people per km²

Households

15,764

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

33.1%

Foreign residents

547 (1.5%)

Code

11326 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.moroyama.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hanno City飯能市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Hidaka City日高市
• Ogose Town越生町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町

Questions about Moroyama

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

Moroyama (毛呂山町) 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 Iruma District (入間郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Moroyama?

Moroyama 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 Moroyama?

35,366 at the 2020 census, down 5.1% from 37,275 in 2015. The area is 34.07 km², which is 1,038 people per km². 15,764 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Moroyama?

Five: Hanno City (飯能市), Sakado City (坂戸市), Hidaka City (日高市), Ogose Town (越生町), and Hatoyama Town (鳩山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Moroyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Moroyama written in Japanese?

毛呂山町, read Moroyama-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 Moroyama begin?

埼玉県入間郡毛呂山町… (Saitama-ken, Iruma-gun, Moroyama-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.