Fujikawaguchiko富士河口湖町

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

Fujikawaguchiko (富士河口湖町, Fujikawaguchiko-machi) is a town in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 26,082 (2020 census), area 158.4 km². Borders 9 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 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

富士河口湖町

Reading

Fujikawaguchiko-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamitsuru District 南都留郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

26,082 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.0% from 25,329

Area

158.4 km²

Density

165 people per km²

Households

10,653

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

26.4%

Foreign residents

428 (1.6%)

Code

19430 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fujikawaguchiko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Fujikawaguchiko. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kofu City甲府市
• Fujiyoshida City富士吉田市
• Tsuru City都留市
• Otsuki City大月市
• Fuefuki City笛吹市
• Minobu Town身延町
• Nishikatsura Town西桂町
• Narusawa Village鳴沢村
• Fujinomiya City富士宮市(Shizuoka)

Questions about Fujikawaguchiko

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

Fujikawaguchiko (富士河口湖町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamanashi 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 Minamitsuru District (南都留郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fujikawaguchiko?

Fujikawaguchiko is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fujikawaguchiko?

26,082 at the 2020 census, up 3.0% from 25,329 in 2015. The area is 158.4 km², which is 165 people per km². 10,653 households. 26.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujikawaguchiko?

Nine: Kofu City (甲府市), Fujiyoshida City (富士吉田市), Tsuru City (都留市), Otsuki City (大月市), Fuefuki City (笛吹市), Minobu Town (身延町), Nishikatsura Town (西桂町), Narusawa Village (鳴沢村), and Fujinomiya City (富士宮市) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujikawaguchiko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujikawaguchiko written in Japanese?

富士河口湖町, read Fujikawaguchiko-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 Fujikawaguchiko begin?

山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町… (Yamanashi-ken, Minamitsuru-gun, Fujikawaguchiko-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.