Sakegawa鮭川村

Sakegawa-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Sakegawa (鮭川村, Sakegawa-mura) is a village in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 3,902 (2020 census), area 122.14 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

鮭川村

Reading

Sakegawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

3,902 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 4,317

Area

122.14 km²

Density

32 people per km²

Households

1,193

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

40.5%

Foreign residents

26 (0.7%)

Code

06366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.sakegawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sakata City酒田市
• Shinjo City新庄市
• Mamurogawa Town真室川町
• Tozawa Village戸沢村

Questions about Sakegawa

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

Sakegawa (鮭川村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamagata Prefecture. A village 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 Sakegawa?

Sakegawa 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 Sakegawa?

3,902 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 4,317 in 2015. The area is 122.14 km², which is 32 people per km². 1,193 households. 40.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sakegawa?

Four: Sakata City (酒田市), Shinjo City (新庄市), Mamurogawa Town (真室川町), and Tozawa Village (戸沢村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sakegawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sakegawa written in Japanese?

鮭川村, read Sakegawa-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Sakegawa begin?

山形県最上郡鮭川村… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Sakegawa-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.