Hidakagawa日高川町

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

Hidakagawa (日高川町, Hidakagawa-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 9,219 (2020 census), area 331.59 km². Borders 6 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

日高川町

Reading

Hidakagawa-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

9,219 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 9,776

Area

331.59 km²

Density

28 people per km²

Households

3,592

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

36.8%

Foreign residents

33 (0.4%)

Code

30392 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hidakagawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hidakagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gobo City御坊市
• Tanabe City田辺市
• Hirogawa Town広川町
• Aridagawa Town有田川町
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Inami Town印南町

Questions about Hidakagawa

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

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

Where is Hidakagawa?

Hidakagawa 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 Hidakagawa?

9,219 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 9,776 in 2015. The area is 331.59 km², which is 28 people per km². 3,592 households. 36.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hidakagawa?

Six: Gobo City (御坊市), Tanabe City (田辺市), Hirogawa Town (広川町), Aridagawa Town (有田川町), Hidaka Town (日高町), and Inami Town (印南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hidakagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hidakagawa written in Japanese?

日高川町, read Hidakagawa-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 Hidakagawa begin?

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