Katsuragiかつらぎ町

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

Katsuragi (かつらぎ町, Katsuragi-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 15,967 (2020 census), area 151.69 km². Borders 10 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ito 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

かつらぎ町

Reading

Katsuragi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ito District 伊都郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,967 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 16,992

Area

151.69 km²

Density

105 people per km²

Households

6,223

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

40.3%

Foreign residents

77 (0.5%)

Code

30341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.katsuragi.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Katsuragi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kishiwada City岸和田市(Osaka)
• Kawachinagano City河内長野市(Osaka)
• Izumi City和泉市(Osaka)
• Nosegawa Village野迫川村(Nara)
• Hashimoto City橋本市
• Kinokawa City紀の川市
• Kimino Town紀美野町
• Kudoyama Town九度山町
• Koya Town高野町
• Aridagawa Town有田川町

Questions about Katsuragi

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

Katsuragi (かつらぎ町) 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 Ito District (伊都郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Katsuragi?

Katsuragi 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 Katsuragi?

15,967 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 16,992 in 2015. The area is 151.69 km², which is 105 people per km². 6,223 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katsuragi?

10: Kishiwada City (岸和田市) in Osaka, Kawachinagano City (河内長野市) in Osaka, Izumi City (和泉市) in Osaka, Nosegawa Village (野迫川村) in Nara, Hashimoto City (橋本市), Kinokawa City (紀の川市), Kimino Town (紀美野町), Kudoyama Town (九度山町), Koya Town (高野町), and Aridagawa Town (有田川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katsuragi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katsuragi written in Japanese?

かつらぎ町, read Katsuragi-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 Katsuragi begin?

和歌山県伊都郡かつらぎ町… (Wakayama-ken, Ito-gun, Katsuragi-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.