Takanezawa高根沢町

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

Takanezawa (高根沢町, Takanezawa-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 29,229 (2020 census), area 70.87 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shioya 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

高根沢町

Reading

Takanezawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shioya District 塩谷郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

29,229 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 29,639

Area

70.87 km²

Density

412 people per km²

Households

12,205

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

25.5%

Foreign residents

426 (1.5%)

Code

09386 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takanezawa.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Sakura Cityさくら市
• Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市
• Ichikai Town市貝町
• Haga Town芳賀町

Questions about Takanezawa

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

Takanezawa (高根沢町) 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 Shioya District (塩谷郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takanezawa?

Takanezawa 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 Takanezawa?

29,229 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 29,639 in 2015. The area is 70.87 km², which is 412 people per km². 12,205 households. 25.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takanezawa?

Five: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Sakura City (さくら市), Nasukarasuyama City (那須烏山市), Ichikai Town (市貝町), and Haga Town (芳賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takanezawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takanezawa written in Japanese?

高根沢町, read Takanezawa-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 Takanezawa begin?

栃木県塩谷郡高根沢町… (Tochigi-ken, Shioya-gun, Takanezawa-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.