Nakagawa那珂川町

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

Nakagawa (那珂川町, Nakagawa-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 15,215 (2020 census), area 192.78 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nasu 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

那珂川町

Reading

Nakagawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nasu District 那須郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

15,215 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 16,964

Area

192.78 km²

Density

79 people per km²

Households

5,682

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

39.7%

Foreign residents

144 (0.9%)

Code

09411 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tochigi-nakagawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nakagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市(Ibaraki)
• Daigo Town大子町(Ibaraki)
• Otawara City大田原市
• Sakura Cityさくら市
• Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市

Questions about Nakagawa

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

Nakagawa (那珂川町) 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 Nasu District (那須郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakagawa?

Nakagawa 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 Nakagawa?

15,215 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 16,964 in 2015. The area is 192.78 km², which is 79 people per km². 5,682 households. 39.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakagawa?

Five: Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市) in Ibaraki, Daigo Town (大子町) in Ibaraki, Otawara City (大田原市), Sakura City (さくら市), and Nasukarasuyama City (那須烏山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakagawa written in Japanese?

那珂川町, read Nakagawa-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 Nakagawa begin?

栃木県那須郡那珂川町… (Tochigi-ken, Nasu-gun, Nakagawa-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.