Aridagawa有田川町

Aridagawa-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Aridagawa (有田川町, Aridagawa-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 25,258 (2020 census), area 351.84 km². Borders 9 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Arida District, Wakayama 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

有田川町

Reading

Aridagawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Arida District 有田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

25,258 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 26,361

Area

351.84 km²

Density

72 people per km²

Households

9,506

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

33.0%

Foreign residents

76 (0.3%)

Code

30366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aridagawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Aridagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nosegawa Village野迫川村(Nara)
• Kainan City海南市
• Arida City有田市
• Tanabe City田辺市
• Kimino Town紀美野町
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町
• Yuasa Town湯浅町
• Hirogawa Town広川町
• Hidakagawa Town日高川町

Questions about Aridagawa

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

Aridagawa (有田川町) is a town (町, cho) in Wakayama 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 Arida District (有田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aridagawa?

Aridagawa is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aridagawa?

25,258 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 26,361 in 2015. The area is 351.84 km², which is 72 people per km². 9,506 households. 33.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aridagawa?

Nine: Nosegawa Village (野迫川村) in Nara, Kainan City (海南市), Arida City (有田市), Tanabe City (田辺市), Kimino Town (紀美野町), Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町), Yuasa Town (湯浅町), Hirogawa Town (広川町), and Hidakagawa Town (日高川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aridagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aridagawa written in Japanese?

有田川町, read Aridagawa-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Aridagawa begin?

和歌山県有田郡有田川町… (Wakayama-ken, Arida-gun, Aridagawa-cho, …). 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.