Haga芳賀町

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

Haga (芳賀町, Haga-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 14,961 (2020 census), area 70.16 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Haga District, Tochigi 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

芳賀町

Reading

Haga-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Haga District 芳賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

14,961 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 15,189

Area

70.16 km²

Density

213 people per km²

Households

5,230

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

162 (1.1%)

Code

09345 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tochigi-haga.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Moka City真岡市
• Ichikai Town市貝町
• Takanezawa Town高根沢町

Questions about Haga

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

Haga (芳賀町) is a town (町, machi) in Tochigi 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 Haga District (芳賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Haga?

Haga is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), 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 Haga?

14,961 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 15,189 in 2015. The area is 70.16 km², which is 213 people per km². 5,230 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Haga?

Four: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Moka City (真岡市), Ichikai Town (市貝町), and Takanezawa Town (高根沢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Haga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Haga written in Japanese?

芳賀町, read Haga-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 Haga begin?

栃木県芳賀郡芳賀町… (Tochigi-ken, Haga-gun, Haga-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.