Nishikawa西川町

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

Nishikawa (西川町, Nishikawa-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 4,956 (2020 census), area 393.19 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimurayama 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

西川町

Reading

Nishikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimurayama District 西村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,956 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.1% from 5,636

Area

393.19 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

1,686

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

45.7%

Foreign residents

42 (0.8%)

Code

06322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nishikawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Nishikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuruoka City鶴岡市
• Sagae City寒河江市
• Asahi Town朝日町
• Oe Town大江町
• Okura Village大蔵村
• Oguni Town小国町
• Shonai Town庄内町
• Murakami City村上市(Niigata)

Questions about Nishikawa

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

Nishikawa (西川町) 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 Nishimurayama District (西村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishikawa?

Nishikawa 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 Nishikawa?

4,956 at the 2020 census, down 12.1% from 5,636 in 2015. The area is 393.19 km², which is 13 people per km². 1,686 households. 45.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishikawa?

Eight: Tsuruoka City (鶴岡市), Sagae City (寒河江市), Asahi Town (朝日町), Oe Town (大江町), Okura Village (大蔵村), Oguni Town (小国町), Shonai Town (庄内町), and Murakami City (村上市) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishikawa written in Japanese?

西川町, read Nishikawa-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 Nishikawa begin?

山形県西村山郡西川町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishimurayama-gun, Nishikawa-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.