Ogawa小川町

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

Ogawa (小川町, Ogawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 28,524 (2020 census), area 60.36 km². Borders 4 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

小川町

Reading

Ogawa-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

28,524 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 31,178

Area

60.36 km²

Density

473 people per km²

Households

11,781

Under 15

8.0%

65 and over

38.9%

Foreign residents

273 (1.0%)

Code

11343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ogawa.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町
• Higashichichibu Village東秩父村
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Ogawa

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

Ogawa (小川町) 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 Ogawa?

Ogawa 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 Ogawa?

28,524 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 31,178 in 2015. The area is 60.36 km², which is 473 people per km². 11,781 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogawa?

Four: Ranzan Town (嵐山町), Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町), Higashichichibu Village (東秩父村), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogawa written in Japanese?

小川町, read Ogawa-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 Ogawa begin?

埼玉県比企郡小川町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Ogawa-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.