Hidaka日高町

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

Hidaka (日高町, Hidaka-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 7,673 (2020 census), area 46.19 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hidaka 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

日高町

Reading

Hidaka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hidaka District 日高郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

7,673 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.4% from 7,641

Area

46.19 km²

Density

166 people per km²

Households

2,896

Under 15

15.6%

65 and over

30.2%

Foreign residents

17 (0.2%)

Code

30382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.wakayama-hidaka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gobo City御坊市
• Hirogawa Town広川町
• Mihama Town美浜町
• Yura Town由良町
• Hidakagawa Town日高川町

Questions about Hidaka

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

Hidaka (日高町) 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 Hidaka District (日高郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hidaka?

Hidaka 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 Hidaka?

7,673 at the 2020 census, up 0.4% from 7,641 in 2015. The area is 46.19 km², which is 166 people per km². 2,896 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 15.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hidaka?

Five: Gobo City (御坊市), Hirogawa Town (広川町), Mihama Town (美浜町), Yura Town (由良町), and Hidakagawa Town (日高川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hidaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hidaka written in Japanese?

日高町, read Hidaka-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 Hidaka begin?

和歌山県日高郡日高町… (Wakayama-ken, Hidaka-gun, Hidaka-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.