Shirahama白浜町

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

Shirahama (白浜町, Shirahama-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 20,262 (2020 census), area 200.98 km². Borders 4 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

白浜町

Reading

Shirahama-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

20,262 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 21,533

Area

200.98 km²

Density

101 people per km²

Households

9,382

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

39.8%

Foreign residents

162 (0.8%)

Code

30401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shirahama.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shirahama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tanabe City田辺市
• Kamitonda Town上富田町
• Susami Townすさみ町
• Kozagawa Town古座川町

Questions about Shirahama

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

Shirahama (白浜町) 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 Shirahama?

Shirahama 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 Shirahama?

20,262 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 21,533 in 2015. The area is 200.98 km², which is 101 people per km². 9,382 households. 39.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shirahama?

Four: Tanabe City (田辺市), Kamitonda Town (上富田町), Susami Town (すさみ町), and Kozagawa Town (古座川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shirahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shirahama written in Japanese?

白浜町, read Shirahama-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 Shirahama begin?

和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町… (Wakayama-ken, Nishimuro-gun, Shirahama-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.