Hachirogata八郎潟町

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

Hachirogata (八郎潟町, Hachirogata-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 5,583 (2020 census), area 17 km². Borders 4 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

八郎潟町

Reading

Hachirogata-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

5,583 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 6,080

Area

17 km²

Density

328 people per km²

Households

2,144

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

44.4%

Foreign residents

26 (0.5%)

Code

05363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hachirogata.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mitane Town三種町
• Gojome Town五城目町
• Ikawa Town井川町
• Ogata Village大潟村

Questions about Hachirogata

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

Hachirogata (八郎潟町) 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 Hachirogata?

Hachirogata 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 Hachirogata?

5,583 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 6,080 in 2015. The area is 17 km², which is 328 people per km². 2,144 households. 44.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hachirogata?

Four: Mitane Town (三種町), Gojome Town (五城目町), Ikawa Town (井川町), and Ogata Village (大潟村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hachirogata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hachirogata written in Japanese?

八郎潟町, read Hachirogata-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 Hachirogata begin?

秋田県南秋田郡八郎潟町… (Akita-ken, Minamiakita-gun, Hachirogata-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.