Happo八峰町

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

Happo (八峰町, Happo-cho) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 6,577 (2020 census), area 234.14 km². Borders 4 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

八峰町

Reading

Happo-cho

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

6,577 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.0% from 7,309

Area

234.14 km²

Density

28 people per km²

Households

2,615

Under 15

6.7%

65 and over

46.2%

Foreign residents

48 (0.7%)

Code

05349 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.happo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ajigasawa Town鰺ヶ沢町(Aomori)
• Fukaura Town深浦町(Aomori)
• Noshiro City能代市
• Fujisato Town藤里町

Questions about Happo

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

Happo (八峰町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Happo?

Happo 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 Happo?

6,577 at the 2020 census, down 10.0% from 7,309 in 2015. The area is 234.14 km², which is 28 people per km². 2,615 households. 46.2% of residents are 65 or older and 6.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Happo?

Four: Ajigasawa Town (鰺ヶ沢町) in Aomori, Fukaura Town (深浦町) in Aomori, Noshiro City (能代市), and Fujisato Town (藤里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Happo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Happo written in Japanese?

八峰町, read Happo-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 Happo begin?

秋田県山本郡八峰町… (Akita-ken, Yamamoto-gun, Happo-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.