Tokigawaときがわ町

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

Tokigawa (ときがわ町, Tokigawa-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 10,540 (2020 census), area 55.9 km². Borders 8 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

ときがわ町

Reading

Tokigawa-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

10,540 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 11,492

Area

55.9 km²

Density

189 people per km²

Households

4,201

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

176 (1.7%)

Code

11349 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tokigawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Tokigawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chichibu City秩父市
• Hanno City飯能市
• Ogose Town越生町
• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Ogawa Town小川町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町
• Yokoze Town横瀬町
• Higashichichibu Village東秩父村

Questions about Tokigawa

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

Tokigawa (ときがわ町) 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 Tokigawa?

Tokigawa 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 Tokigawa?

10,540 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 11,492 in 2015. The area is 55.9 km², which is 189 people per km². 4,201 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokigawa?

Eight: Chichibu City (秩父市), Hanno City (飯能市), Ogose Town (越生町), Ranzan Town (嵐山町), Ogawa Town (小川町), Hatoyama Town (鳩山町), Yokoze Town (横瀬町), and Higashichichibu Village (東秩父村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokigawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokigawa written in Japanese?

ときがわ町, read Tokigawa-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 Tokigawa begin?

埼玉県比企郡ときがわ町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Tokigawa-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.