Kamitonda上富田町

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

Kamitonda (上富田町, Kamitonda-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 15,236 (2020 census), area 57.37 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimuro 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

上富田町

Reading

Kamitonda-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimuro District 西牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,236 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 14,989

Area

57.37 km²

Density

266 people per km²

Households

6,368

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

27.1%

Foreign residents

39 (0.3%)

Code

30404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamitonda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kamitonda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tanabe City田辺市
• Shirahama Town白浜町

Questions about Kamitonda

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

Kamitonda (上富田町) 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 Nishimuro District (西牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamitonda?

Kamitonda 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 Kamitonda?

15,236 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 14,989 in 2015. The area is 57.37 km², which is 266 people per km². 6,368 households. 27.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamitonda?

Two: Tanabe City (田辺市) and Shirahama Town (白浜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamitonda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamitonda written in Japanese?

上富田町, read Kamitonda-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 Kamitonda begin?

和歌山県西牟婁郡上富田町… (Wakayama-ken, Nishimuro-gun, Kamitonda-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.