Hayakawa早川町

Hayakawa-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Hayakawa (早川町, Hayakawa-cho) is a town in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 1,098 (2020 census), area 369.96 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamikoma 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

早川町

Reading

Hayakawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamikoma District 南巨摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

1,098 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.8% from 1,068

Area

369.96 km²

Density

3 people per km²

Households

675

Under 15

6.6%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

7 (0.6%)

Code

19364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hayakawa.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minamiarupusu City南アルプス市
• Minobu Town身延町
• Fujikawa Town富士川町
• Aoi Ward葵区(Shizuoka)

Questions about Hayakawa

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

Hayakawa (早川町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Minamikoma District (南巨摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hayakawa?

Hayakawa 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 Hayakawa?

1,098 at the 2020 census, up 2.8% from 1,068 in 2015. The area is 369.96 km², which is 3 people per km². 675 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 6.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hayakawa?

Four: Minamiarupusu City (南アルプス市), Minobu Town (身延町), Fujikawa Town (富士川町), and Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hayakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hayakawa written in Japanese?

早川町, read Hayakawa-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hayakawa begin?

山梨県南巨摩郡早川町… (Yamanashi-ken, Minamikoma-gun, Hayakawa-cho, …). 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.