Shirataka白鷹町

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

Shirataka (白鷹町, Shirataka-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 12,890 (2020 census), area 157.71 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiokitama 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

白鷹町

Reading

Shirataka-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiokitama District 西置賜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,890 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 14,175

Area

157.71 km²

Density

82 people per km²

Households

4,389

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

121 (0.9%)

Code

06402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shirataka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nagai City長井市
• Nanyo City南陽市
• Yamanobe Town山辺町
• Asahi Town朝日町

Questions about Shirataka

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

Shirataka (白鷹町) 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 Nishiokitama District (西置賜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shirataka?

Shirataka 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 Shirataka?

12,890 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 14,175 in 2015. The area is 157.71 km², which is 82 people per km². 4,389 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shirataka?

Four: Nagai City (長井市), Nanyo City (南陽市), Yamanobe Town (山辺町), and Asahi Town (朝日町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shirataka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shirataka written in Japanese?

白鷹町, read Shirataka-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 Shirataka begin?

山形県西置賜郡白鷹町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishiokitama-gun, Shirataka-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.