Nogi野木町

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

Nogi (野木町, Nogi-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 24,913 (2020 census), area 30.27 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimotsuga 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

野木町

Reading

Nogi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimotsuga District 下都賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

24,913 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 25,292

Area

30.27 km²

Density

823 people per km²

Households

9,841

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

32.5%

Foreign residents

325 (1.3%)

Code

09364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nogi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koga City古河市(Ibaraki)
• Tochigi City栃木市
• Oyama City小山市

Questions about Nogi

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

Nogi (野木町) 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 Shimotsuga District (下都賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nogi?

Nogi 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 Nogi?

24,913 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 25,292 in 2015. The area is 30.27 km², which is 823 people per km². 9,841 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nogi?

Three: Koga City (古河市) in Ibaraki, Tochigi City (栃木市), and Oyama City (小山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nogi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nogi written in Japanese?

野木町, read Nogi-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 Nogi begin?

栃木県下都賀郡野木町… (Tochigi-ken, Shimotsuga-gun, Nogi-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.