Gojome五城目町

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

Gojome (五城目町, Gojome-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 8,538 (2020 census), area 214.92 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiakita 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

五城目町

Reading

Gojome-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiakita District 南秋田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

8,538 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 9,463

Area

214.92 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

3,351

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

47.3%

Foreign residents

18 (0.2%)

Code

05361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.gojome.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Akita City秋田市
• Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村
• Mitane Town三種町
• Hachirogata Town八郎潟町
• Ikawa Town井川町
• Ogata Village大潟村

Questions about Gojome

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

Gojome (五城目町) 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 Minamiakita District (南秋田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Gojome?

Gojome 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 Gojome?

8,538 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 9,463 in 2015. The area is 214.92 km², which is 40 people per km². 3,351 households. 47.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gojome?

Six: Akita City (秋田市), Kamikoani Village (上小阿仁村), Mitane Town (三種町), Hachirogata Town (八郎潟町), Ikawa Town (井川町), and Ogata Village (大潟村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gojome in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gojome written in Japanese?

五城目町, read Gojome-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 Gojome begin?

秋田県南秋田郡五城目町… (Akita-ken, Minamiakita-gun, Gojome-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.