Takahata高畠町

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

Takahata (高畠町, Takahata-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 22,463 (2020 census), area 180.26 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiokitama 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

高畠町

Reading

Takahata-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiokitama District 東置賜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

22,463 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 23,882

Area

180.26 km²

Density

125 people per km²

Households

7,358

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

33.8%

Foreign residents

196 (0.9%)

Code

06381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takahata.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町(Miyagi)
• Yonezawa City米沢市
• Kaminoyama City上山市
• Nanyo City南陽市
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Fukushima City福島市(Fukushima)

Questions about Takahata

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

Takahata (高畠町) 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 Higashiokitama District (東置賜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takahata?

Takahata 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 Takahata?

22,463 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 23,882 in 2015. The area is 180.26 km², which is 125 people per km². 7,358 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takahata?

Six: Shichikashuku Town (七ヶ宿町) in Miyagi, Yonezawa City (米沢市), Kaminoyama City (上山市), Nanyo City (南陽市), Kawanishi Town (川西町), and Fukushima City (福島市) in Fukushima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takahata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takahata written in Japanese?

高畠町, read Takahata-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 Takahata begin?

山形県東置賜郡高畠町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashiokitama-gun, Takahata-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.