Hirogawa広川町

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

Hirogawa (広川町, Hirogawa-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 6,781 (2020 census), area 65.33 km². Borders 5 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

広川町

Reading

Hirogawa-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

6,781 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 7,224

Area

65.33 km²

Density

104 people per km²

Households

2,481

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

35.7%

Foreign residents

44 (0.6%)

Code

30362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hirogawa.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yuasa Town湯浅町
• Aridagawa Town有田川町
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Yura Town由良町
• Hidakagawa Town日高川町

Questions about Hirogawa

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

Hirogawa (広川町) 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 Hirogawa?

Hirogawa 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 Hirogawa?

6,781 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 7,224 in 2015. The area is 65.33 km², which is 104 people per km². 2,481 households. 35.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirogawa?

Five: Yuasa Town (湯浅町), Aridagawa Town (有田川町), Hidaka Town (日高町), Yura Town (由良町), and Hidakagawa Town (日高川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirogawa written in Japanese?

広川町, read Hirogawa-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 Hirogawa begin?

和歌山県有田郡広川町… (Wakayama-ken, Arida-gun, Hirogawa-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.