Mamurogawa真室川町

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

Mamurogawa (真室川町, Mamurogawa-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 7,203 (2020 census), area 374.22 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mogami 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

真室川町

Reading

Mamurogawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mogami District 最上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,203 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.5% from 8,137

Area

374.22 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

2,320

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

41.7%

Foreign residents

35 (0.5%)

Code

06364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mamurogawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yuzawa City湯沢市(Akita)
• Yurihonjo City由利本荘市(Akita)
• Sakata City酒田市
• Shinjo City新庄市
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Sakegawa Village鮭川村

Questions about Mamurogawa

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

Mamurogawa (真室川町) 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 Mogami District (最上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mamurogawa?

Mamurogawa 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 Mamurogawa?

7,203 at the 2020 census, down 11.5% from 8,137 in 2015. The area is 374.22 km², which is 19 people per km². 2,320 households. 41.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mamurogawa?

Six: Yuzawa City (湯沢市) in Akita, Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市) in Akita, Sakata City (酒田市), Shinjo City (新庄市), Kaneyama Town (金山町), and Sakegawa Village (鮭川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mamurogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mamurogawa written in Japanese?

真室川町, read Mamurogawa-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 Mamurogawa begin?

山形県最上郡真室川町… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Mamurogawa-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.