Fujisato藤里町

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

Fujisato (藤里町, Fujisato-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 2,896 (2020 census), area 282.13 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yamamoto District, Akita 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

藤里町

Reading

Fujisato-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yamamoto District 山本郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,896 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.8% from 3,359

Area

282.13 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,126

Under 15

6.9%

65 and over

48.8%

Foreign residents

26 (0.9%)

Code

05346 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fujisato.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ajigasawa Town鰺ヶ沢町(Aomori)
• Nishimeya Village西目屋村(Aomori)
• Noshiro City能代市
• Odate City大館市
• Kitaakita City北秋田市
• Happo Town八峰町

Questions about Fujisato

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

Fujisato (藤里町) is a town (町, machi) in Akita 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 Yamamoto District (山本郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fujisato?

Fujisato is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), 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 Fujisato?

2,896 at the 2020 census, down 13.8% from 3,359 in 2015. The area is 282.13 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,126 households. 48.8% of residents are 65 or older and 6.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujisato?

Six: Ajigasawa Town (鰺ヶ沢町) in Aomori, Nishimeya Village (西目屋村) in Aomori, Noshiro City (能代市), Odate City (大館市), Kitaakita City (北秋田市), and Happo Town (八峰町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujisato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujisato written in Japanese?

藤里町, read Fujisato-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 Fujisato begin?

秋田県山本郡藤里町… (Akita-ken, Yamamoto-gun, Fujisato-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.