Kawanishi川西町

Kawanishi-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kawanishi (川西町, Kawanishi-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 14,558 (2020 census), area 166.6 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiokitama District, Yamagata 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

川西町

Reading

Kawanishi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiokitama District 東置賜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

14,558 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 15,751

Area

166.6 km²

Density

87 people per km²

Households

4,495

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

68 (0.5%)

Code

06382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kawanishi.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yonezawa City米沢市
• Nagai City長井市
• Nanyo City南陽市
• Takahata Town高畠町
• Iide Town飯豊町

Questions about Kawanishi

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

Kawanishi (川西町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamagata 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 Higashiokitama District (東置賜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawanishi?

Kawanishi is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawanishi?

14,558 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 15,751 in 2015. The area is 166.6 km², which is 87 people per km². 4,495 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawanishi?

Five: Yonezawa City (米沢市), Nagai City (長井市), Nanyo City (南陽市), Takahata Town (高畠町), and Iide Town (飯豊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawanishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawanishi written in Japanese?

川西町, read Kawanishi-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawanishi begin?

山形県東置賜郡川西町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashiokitama-gun, Kawanishi-machi, …). 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.