Higashinaruse東成瀬村

Higashinaruse-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Higashinaruse (東成瀬村, Higashinaruse-mura) is a village in Akita Prefecture. Population 2,704 (2020 census), area 203.69 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Ogachi 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

東成瀬村

Reading

Higashinaruse-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Ogachi District 雄勝郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,704 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.6% from 2,610

Area

203.69 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

1,158

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

66 (2.4%)

Code

05464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.higashinaruse.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ichinoseki City一関市(Iwate)
• Oshu City奥州市(Iwate)
• Nishiwaga Town西和賀町(Iwate)
• Kurihara City栗原市(Miyagi)
• Yokote City横手市
• Yuzawa City湯沢市

Questions about Higashinaruse

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

Higashinaruse (東成瀬村) is a village (村, mura) in Akita Prefecture. A village 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 Ogachi District (雄勝郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashinaruse?

Higashinaruse 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 Higashinaruse?

2,704 at the 2020 census, up 3.6% from 2,610 in 2015. The area is 203.69 km², which is 13 people per km². 1,158 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashinaruse?

Six: Ichinoseki City (一関市) in Iwate, Oshu City (奥州市) in Iwate, Nishiwaga Town (西和賀町) in Iwate, Kurihara City (栗原市) in Miyagi, Yokote City (横手市), and Yuzawa City (湯沢市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashinaruse in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashinaruse written in Japanese?

東成瀬村, read Higashinaruse-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Higashinaruse begin?

秋田県雄勝郡東成瀬村… (Akita-ken, Ogachi-gun, Higashinaruse-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.