Tateyama立山町

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

Tateyama (立山町, Tateyama-machi) is a town in Toyama Prefecture. Population 24,792 (2020 census), area 307.29 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama 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

立山町

Reading

Tateyama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakaniikawa District 中新川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

24,792 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 26,317

Area

307.29 km²

Density

81 people per km²

Households

9,047

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

33.5%

Foreign residents

208 (0.8%)

Code

16323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tateyama.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Toyama City富山市
• Kurobe City黒部市
• Funahashi Village舟橋村
• Kamiichi Town上市町
• Omachi City大町市(Nagano)

Questions about Tateyama

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

Tateyama (立山町) is a town (町, machi) in Toyama 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 Nakaniikawa District (中新川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tateyama?

Tateyama is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tateyama?

24,792 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 26,317 in 2015. The area is 307.29 km², which is 81 people per km². 9,047 households. 33.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tateyama?

Five: Toyama City (富山市), Kurobe City (黒部市), Funahashi Village (舟橋村), Kamiichi Town (上市町), and Omachi City (大町市) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tateyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tateyama written in Japanese?

立山町, read Tateyama-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 Tateyama begin?

富山県中新川郡立山町… (Toyama-ken, Nakaniikawa-gun, Tateyama-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.