Mikawa三川町

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

Mikawa (三川町, Mikawa-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 7,601 (2020 census), area 33.22 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashitagawa 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

三川町

Reading

Mikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashitagawa District 東田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,601 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 7,728

Area

33.22 km²

Density

229 people per km²

Households

2,332

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

35.1%

Foreign residents

30 (0.4%)

Code

06426 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mikawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Mikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuruoka City鶴岡市
• Sakata City酒田市
• Shonai Town庄内町

Questions about Mikawa

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

Mikawa (三川町) 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 Higashitagawa District (東田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mikawa?

Mikawa 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 Mikawa?

7,601 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 7,728 in 2015. The area is 33.22 km², which is 229 people per km². 2,332 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mikawa?

Three: Tsuruoka City (鶴岡市), Sakata City (酒田市), and Shonai Town (庄内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mikawa written in Japanese?

三川町, read Mikawa-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 Mikawa begin?

山形県東田川郡三川町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashitagawa-gun, Mikawa-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.