Namegawa滑川町

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

Namegawa (滑川町, Namegawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 19,732 (2020 census), area 29.68 km². Borders 3 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

滑川町

Reading

Namegawa-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

19,732 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+8.3% from 18,212

Area

29.68 km²

Density

665 people per km²

Households

7,650

Under 15

15.5%

65 and over

23.4%

Foreign residents

510 (2.6%)

Code

11341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.namegawa.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Namegawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Ranzan Town嵐山町

Questions about Namegawa

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

Namegawa (滑川町) 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 Hiki District (比企郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Namegawa?

Namegawa 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 Namegawa?

19,732 at the 2020 census, up 8.3% from 18,212 in 2015. The area is 29.68 km², which is 665 people per km². 7,650 households. 23.4% of residents are 65 or older and 15.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Namegawa?

Three: Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), and Ranzan Town (嵐山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Namegawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Namegawa written in Japanese?

滑川町, read Namegawa-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 Namegawa begin?

埼玉県比企郡滑川町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Namegawa-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.