Koya高野町

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

Koya (高野町, Koya-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 2,970 (2020 census), area 137.03 km². Borders 5 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

高野町

Reading

Koya-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

2,970 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.4% from 3,352

Area

137.03 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

1,408

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

41.2%

Foreign residents

29 (1.0%)

Code

30344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.koya.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gojo City五條市(Nara)
• Nosegawa Village野迫川村(Nara)
• Hashimoto City橋本市
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町
• Kudoyama Town九度山町

Questions about Koya

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

Koya (高野町) 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 Koya?

Koya 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 Koya?

2,970 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 3,352 in 2015. The area is 137.03 km², which is 22 people per km². 1,408 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Koya?

Five: Gojo City (五條市) in Nara, Nosegawa Village (野迫川村) in Nara, Hashimoto City (橋本市), Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町), and Kudoyama Town (九度山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Koya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Koya written in Japanese?

高野町, read Koya-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 Koya begin?

和歌山県伊都郡高野町… (Wakayama-ken, Ito-gun, Koya-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.