Kozagawa古座川町

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

Kozagawa (古座川町, Kozagawa-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 2,480 (2020 census), area 294.23 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimuro 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

古座川町

Reading

Kozagawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimuro District 東牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

2,480 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.2% from 2,826

Area

294.23 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

1,248

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

55.2%

Foreign residents

12 (0.5%)

Code

30424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kozagawa.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tanabe City田辺市
• Shingu City新宮市
• Shirahama Town白浜町
• Susami Townすさみ町
• Nachikatsura Town那智勝浦町
• Kushimoto Town串本町

Questions about Kozagawa

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

Kozagawa (古座川町) 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 Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kozagawa?

Kozagawa 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 Kozagawa?

2,480 at the 2020 census, down 12.2% from 2,826 in 2015. The area is 294.23 km², which is 8 people per km². 1,248 households. 55.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kozagawa?

Six: Tanabe City (田辺市), Shingu City (新宮市), Shirahama Town (白浜町), Susami Town (すさみ町), Nachikatsura Town (那智勝浦町), and Kushimoto Town (串本町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kozagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kozagawa written in Japanese?

古座川町, read Kozagawa-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 Kozagawa begin?

和歌山県東牟婁郡古座川町… (Wakayama-ken, Higashimuro-gun, Kozagawa-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.