Kawanehon川根本町

Kawanehon-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kawanehon (川根本町, Kawanehon-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 6,206 (2020 census), area 496.88 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Haibara District, Shizuoka 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

川根本町

Reading

Kawanehon-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Haibara District 榛原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

6,206 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.7% from 7,192

Area

496.88 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

2,639

Under 15

6.5%

65 and over

49.6%

Foreign residents

87 (1.4%)

Code

22429 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawanehon.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市(Nagano)
• Aoi Ward葵区(Shizuoka)
• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Hamamatsu)
• Shimada City島田市

Questions about Kawanehon

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

Kawanehon (川根本町) is a town (町, cho) in Shizuoka 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 Haibara District (榛原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawanehon?

Kawanehon is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawanehon?

6,206 at the 2020 census, down 13.7% from 7,192 in 2015. The area is 496.88 km², which is 12 people per km². 2,639 households. 49.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawanehon?

Four: Iida City (飯田市) in Nagano, Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka, Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu, and Shimada City (島田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawanehon in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawanehon written in Japanese?

川根本町, read Kawanehon-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawanehon begin?

静岡県榛原郡川根本町… (Shizuoka-ken, Haibara-gun, Kawanehon-cho, …). 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.