Kaminokawa上三川町

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

Kaminokawa (上三川町, Kaminokawa-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 30,806 (2020 census), area 54.39 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawachi 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

上三川町

Reading

Kaminokawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawachi District 河内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

30,806 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 31,046

Area

54.39 km²

Density

566 people per km²

Households

11,544

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

23.7%

Foreign residents

386 (1.3%)

Code

09301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaminokawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Moka City真岡市
• Shimotsuke City下野市

Questions about Kaminokawa

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

Kaminokawa (上三川町) 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 Kawachi District (河内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaminokawa?

Kaminokawa 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 Kaminokawa?

30,806 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 31,046 in 2015. The area is 54.39 km², which is 566 people per km². 11,544 households. 23.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaminokawa?

Three: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Moka City (真岡市), and Shimotsuke City (下野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaminokawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaminokawa written in Japanese?

上三川町, read Kaminokawa-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 Kaminokawa begin?

栃木県河内郡上三川町… (Tochigi-ken, Kawachi-gun, Kaminokawa-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.