Tamaki is an inland municipality, located in eastern Kii Peninsula, near the geographic center of Mie Prefecture.

Tamaki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Tamaru Town was created within Watarai District of Mie Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Tamaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 13 members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.