Yokoze横瀬町

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

Yokoze (横瀬町, Yokoze-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 7,979 (2020 census), area 49.36 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chichibu 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

横瀬町

Reading

Yokoze-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chichibu District 秩父郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

7,979 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.3% from 8,519

Area

49.36 km²

Density

162 people per km²

Households

3,080

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

34.0%

Foreign residents

63 (0.8%)

Code

11361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yokoze.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chichibu City秩父市
• Hanno City飯能市
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町

Questions about Yokoze

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

Yokoze (横瀬町) 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 Chichibu District (秩父郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yokoze?

Yokoze 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 Yokoze?

7,979 at the 2020 census, down 6.3% from 8,519 in 2015. The area is 49.36 km², which is 162 people per km². 3,080 households. 34.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokoze?

Three: Chichibu City (秩父市), Hanno City (飯能市), and Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokoze in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokoze written in Japanese?

横瀬町, read Yokoze-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 Yokoze begin?

埼玉県秩父郡横瀬町… (Saitama-ken, Chichibu-gun, Yokoze-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.