Motegi茂木町

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

Motegi (茂木町, Motegi-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 11,891 (2020 census), area 172.69 km². Borders 7 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

茂木町

Reading

Motegi-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

11,891 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 13,188

Area

172.69 km²

Density

69 people per km²

Households

4,458

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

42.7%

Foreign residents

94 (0.8%)

Code

09343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.motegi.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Motegi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kasama City笠間市(Ibaraki)
• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市(Ibaraki)
• Sakuragawa City桜川市(Ibaraki)
• Shirosato Town城里町(Ibaraki)
• Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市
• Mashiko Town益子町
• Ichikai Town市貝町

Questions about Motegi

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

Motegi (茂木町) 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 Motegi?

Motegi 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 Motegi?

11,891 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 13,188 in 2015. The area is 172.69 km², which is 69 people per km². 4,458 households. 42.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Motegi?

Seven: Kasama City (笠間市) in Ibaraki, Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市) in Ibaraki, Sakuragawa City (桜川市) in Ibaraki, Shirosato Town (城里町) in Ibaraki, Nasukarasuyama City (那須烏山市), Mashiko Town (益子町), and Ichikai Town (市貝町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Motegi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Motegi written in Japanese?

茂木町, read Motegi-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 Motegi begin?

栃木県芳賀郡茂木町… (Tochigi-ken, Haga-gun, Motegi-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.